Question

H2SO4 + 2NaOH → 2H2O + Na So.

Given the reaction shown in the diagram above, what is number of moles of H,so, required to completely react
with 1 mole of NaOH?

Answer 1

2 mol H

Step-by-step explanation:

For every 2 mol of NaOH, we're reacting 2 mol of H2O. In order to figure out how many mol of H are needed, it needs to be set up stochiometrically. Starting off with the given value, 1 mol of NaOH, we can then make a mol to mol ratio. For 2 mol of NaOH, we have 2 mol of H2O. For every 2 mol of H2O, we have 4 mol of H (this is because we are multiplying the coefficient by the subscript: 2 × 2). Now, we can solve for our answer.

1 mol NaOH × (2 mol H₂O / 2 mol NaOH) × (4 mol H / 2 mol H₂O)

= 2 mol H

Thus, we get 2 mol of H are needed to completely react 1 mol of NaOH.