Question

15 grams of sodium reacts with a certain amount of chlorine to yield 37 grams of sodium chloride, as shown below.

Na + Cl → NaCl

15g + ___ → 37g

Which statement best explains this reaction?



Question 12 options:

22g of chlorine would be needed to carry out this synthesis reaction


52g of chlorine would be needed to carry out this synthesis reaction


22g of chlorine would be needed to carry out this decomposition reaction


52g of chlorine would be needed to carry out this decomposition reaction

Answer 1

Answer: 22g of chlorine would be needed to carry out this synthesis reaction

Step-by-step explanation:

A synthesis reaction is one in which two or more than two elements combine together to forma single product.

`Na+Cl\rightarrow NaCl`

The atoms present in the reactants are found on the product side. According to the law of conservation of mass, the number of atoms on both sides of the arrow must be same as the total mass must be conserved.

15 grams of sodium reacts with 22 grams of chlorine to yield 37 grams of sodium chloride. Thus 22g of chlorine would be needed to carry out this synthesis reaction.