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17. Calculate the mass of hydrogen formed when 24 g of aluminum reacts with excess hydrochloric acid

according to the balanced equation below.***
2A1 + 6HCI - 2 AlCl3 + 3 H2
a. 1.5 g
b.2.7 g
c. 3.4g
d. 6.6 g

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Answer:

c) 2.7 g

Step-by-step explanation:

The first step is to find the moles of aluminum that you're reacting. To do this, you would do

24 g × molar mass of aluminum = 24 g ÷ 26.982 g/mol = 0.8895 mol Al

Then by the balanced equation, you know that every 2 moles of Al will produce 3 moles of H2. This implies that 0.8895 × (3/2) = 1.334 moles of H2 will be produced

Lastly to find the mass of H2 produced, multiply the moles of H2 produced by the molar mass of H2

1.334 mol × (2 × 1.008 g/mol) = 2.69 g ≈ 2.7 g

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