Question

How many grams of hcl can be produced from the reaction of 23 moles of h2 and 875g of cl2?

h2 + cl2 --> 2hci

1. 1056g
2. 654g
3. 899g
4. 3568

Answer 1

Answer: 899 g

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the mass of a mole of diatomic chlorine is about 70.9 g/mol, this means that 875 grams is about 875/70.9 = 12.3 mol.

Hence, we know that chlorine is the limiting reactant, and that about 12.3 moles of chlorine will be consumed.

This means that 12.3(2)=24.6 grams of HCl will be produced, which will have a mass of about (24.6)(36.46)=899 g