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What is the maximum amount of magnesium chloride you can produce when 15 g of magnesium (mg) reacts with 20 g of hydrochloric acid (hcl)? mg + hcl → mgcl2 + h2?

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Its 26.18

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The maximum amount of Magnesium chloride that can be produced is 26.11 grams

calculation
find the moles of each reactant
that is
moles = mass/molar mass
moles of mg = 20 g/ 24.3 g/mol =0.617 moles
moles of HCl =20/36.5 =0.548 moles


write a balanced equation for reaction

Mg +2HCl =MgCl2 +H2
by use of mole ratio between Mg to MgCl2 which is 1:1 therefore the moles of MgCl2 = 0.617 moles

by use of mole ratio between HCl to MgCl2 which is 2:1 the moles of MgCl2 is therefore = 0.548 x1/2=0.274 moles

HCl is the limiting reagent therefore we use the moles MgCl2 derived from HCl, that is 0.274 moles

maximum mass is therefore = moles x molar mass
the molar mass of MgCl2 = 24.3 +(35.5 x2) =95.3 g/mol

maximum mass is therefore = 0.274 x95.3 = 26.11 grams


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