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How many moles of sodium chloride can be obtained from 2 moles of sodium and 4 moles of chlorine?

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The balanced equation for the formation of sodium chloride (NaCl) is:

2Na + Cl2 → 2NaCl

From the equation, we can see that 2 moles of sodium react with 1 mole of chlorine to produce 2 moles of sodium chloride.

Since we have 4 moles of chlorine, we can calculate the moles of sodium chloride produced by using the ratio of moles from the balanced equation.

4 moles Cl2 * (2 moles NaCl / 1 mole Cl2) = 8 moles NaCl

So, from 2 moles of sodium and 4 moles of chlorine, you can obtain 8 moles of sodium chloride.

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