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How many grams of hydrochloric acid and required to react completely with 61.8 grams of calcium hydroxide when they produce calcium chloride and water?

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2HCl+Ca (OH)2------>cacl2+2H2O
...now every 2 moles of hcl reacts with 1 mole ca (oh)2.....
2moles of hcl = 2×(36.5)=73 gm..
1 mole of ca (oh)2=40+(17×2)=74 gm..
so ... 61.8 gm of hcl need ...(61.8×73)/74= 60.964864864
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