Magnesium (24.48g) reacts with hydrochloric acid (xg) to produce hydrogen gas (2.04g) and magnesium chloride (96.90g). How much hydrogen chloride was used in the reaction?

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Answer:

Mass = 73.73 g

Explanation:

Given data:

Mass of Mg used = 24.48 g

Mass of HCl used = ?

Mass of hydrogen gas produced = 2.04 g

Mass of Magnesium chloride produced = 96.90 g

Solution:

Chemical equation:

Mg + 2HCl   →    MgCl₂ + H₂

Number of moles of Mg:

Number of moles = mass/ molar mass

Number of moles = 24.48 g/ 24.305 g/mol

Number of moles = 1.01 mol

Now we will compare the moles of Mg with HCl from balance chemical equation.

                              Mg             :            HCl

                               1                ;               2

                            1.01              :           2/1× 1.01 = 2.02 mol

Mass of HCl react:

Mass = number  of moles × molar mass

Mass =  2.02 ×  36.5 g/mol

Mass = 73.73 g

Magnesium (24.48g) reacts with hydrochloric acid (74.46 g) to produce hydrogen gas (2.04g) and magnesium chloride (96.90g).

Let's consider the following balanced equation.

[tex]Mg + 2 HCl \rightarrow H_2 + MgCl_2[/tex]

24.48 g of magnesium react with an unknown mass of hydrochloric acid to produce 2.04 g of hydogen gas and 96.90 g of magnesium chloride.

According to Lavoisier's law of conservation of mass, matter is not created nor destroyed over the course of a chemical reaction. As a consequence, the sum of the masses of the reactants must be equal to the sum of the masses of the products.

[tex]mMg + mHCl = mH_2 + mMgCl_2\\mHCl = mH_2 + mMgCl_2 - mMg\\mHCl = 2.04 g + 96.90 g - 24.48 g = 74.46 g[/tex]

Magnesium (24.48g) reacts with hydrochloric acid (74.46 g) to produce hydrogen gas (2.04g) and magnesium chloride (96.90g).

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