Question

How many moles of sodium metal are needed to make 3.6 moles of sodium chloride?

Given the reaction: 2Na + Cl 2 → 2NaCl

A. 3.6
B. 7.2
C. 1.8
D. 0.9
E. not enough information

Answer 1

Option A.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the reaction:

2Na + Cl₂ → 2NaCl

By stoichiometry, ratio is 2:2. So 2 mol of NaCl are produced by 2 moles of Na.

So the answer is 3.6 moles