Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Moles of sodium
=
130
⋅
g
22.99
⋅
g
⋅
m
o
l
−
1
=
5.65
⋅
m
o
l
.
Now you have the stoichiometric equation:
2
N
a
(
s
)
+
2
H
2
O
(
l
)
→
2
N
a
O
H
(
a
q
)
+
H
2
(
g
)
↑
⏐
If there are
5.65
⋅
m
o
l
of metal, clearly
5.65
⋅
m
o
l
2
dihydrogen gas are evolved......, i.e.
2.83
⋅
m
o
l
H
2
. Typically, in a question like this, you would also be asked to calculate the volume the gas occupies under standard conditions, and the
p
H
of the resultant solution (would it be high, low, neutral?).