Question

How many grams of sodium chloride should you theoretically produce if you start with 5.00 grams of calcium chloride and excess sodium carbonate? (answer in numbers only - no units or words)

Answer 1

5.27 g of NaCl

Step-by-step explanation:

The balanced equation for the reaction is given below:

Na₂CO₃ + CaCl₂ —> 2NaCl + CaCO₃

Next, we shall determine the mass of CaCl₂ that reacted and the mass of NaCl produced from the balanced equation. This can be obtained as follow:

Molar mass of CaCl₂ = 40 + (35.5×2)

= 40 + 71

= 111 g/mol

Mass of CaCl₂ from the balanced equation = 1 × 111 = 111 g

Molar mass of NaCl = 23 + 35.5

= 58.5 g/mol

Mass of NaCl from the balanced equation = 2 × 58.5 = 117 g

Summary:

From the balanced equation above,

111 g of CaCl₂ reacted to produce 117 g of NaCl.

Finally, we shall determine the theoretical yield of NaCl. This can be obtained as follow:

From the balanced equation above,

111 g of CaCl₂ reacted to produce 117 g of NaCl.

Therefore, 5 g of CaCl₂ will react to produce = (5 × 117)/111 = 5.27 g of NaCl.

Thus, the theoretical yield of NaCl is 5.27 g.