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Ca(NO3)2 + HCl --> HNO3 + CaCl2

According to the reaction above, 55.0 grams of calcium nitrate react with excess hydrochloric acid to produce how many grams of caclium chloride?

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Calcium nitrate is limiting reactant, since it says there’s excess HCl. So you must use the mass of calcium nitrate in your calculation (see picture below):
Ca(NO3)2 + HCl --> HNO3 + CaCl2 According to the reaction above, 55.0 grams of-example-1
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