Answer: Mass of zinc that reacts with 4.11 g of hydrochloric acid to form 9.1 g of zinc chloride and 3.97 g of hydrogen gas is 8.96 g
Step-by-step explanation:
According to the law of conservation of mass, mass can neither be created nor be destroyed. Thus the mass of products has to be equal to the mass of reactants. The number of atoms of each element has to be same on reactant and product side. Thus chemical equations are balanced.
Given: mass of hydrochloric acid = 4.11 g
Mass of products = Mass of zinc chloride + mass of hydrogen = 9.1 g + 3.97 g = 13.07 g
As mass of reactant = mass of products
mass of hydrochloric acid + mass of zinc = Mass of zinc chloride + mass of hydrogen
4.11 g + mass of zinc = 13.07 g
mass of zinc = 8.96 g