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In a synthesis reaction you start with 1.7L of hydrogen, how many liters of water will be produced

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Answer:

1.7L of water.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Volume of hydrogen gas = 1.7L

Unknown:

Volume of water produced = ?

Solution:

A synthesis reaction is one in which two compounds or molecules combines together to give a product or products.

Synthesis of water from hydrogen gas is represented by the equation below:

2H₂ + O₂ → 2H₂O

We clearly see that;

2 mole of hydrogen gas gives 2 mole of water as the product;

From Gay-lussac's law of combining volume "when gases react, they do so in volumes which bear a simple ratio to one another and to the volume of the product if gaseous, temperature and pressure remaining constant".

2H₂ + O₂ → 2H₂O

2 volumes of hydrogen gas will produce 2 volumes of water

1.7L of hydrogen gas will also produce ; 1.7L of water.

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