Balance the following equation. Then determine the ratio for the products KCl and O2 generated during the decomposition of potas
2 answers:
Answer: 2:3
Explanation: Decomposition reaction is a type of chemical reaction in which one reactant gives two or more than two products.
According to the law of conservation of mass, mass can neither be created nor be destroyed. Thus the mass of products has to be equal to the mass of reactants. The number of atoms of each element has to be same on reactant and product side. Thus chemical equations are balanced.
according to the balanced chemical equation, 2 moles of potassium chlortae on decomposition gives 2 moles of and 3 moles of
.
You might be interested in
Answer:
4.8 grams of H₂ will be produced if 175g of HCI are allowed to react completely with sodium
Explanation:
By stoichiometry of the reaction (that is, the relationship between the amount of reagents and products in a chemical reaction) you can see that the following amounts in moles of each compound react and are produced:
- HCl: 2 moles
- Na: 1 mole
- NaCl: 2 moles
- H₂: 1 mole
You know the following masses of each element:
- H: 1 g/mole
- Cl: 35.45 g/mole
- Na: 23 g/mole
So, the molar mass of each compound participating in the reaction is:
- HCl: 1 g/mole + 35.45 g/mole= 36.45 g/mole
- Na: 23 g/mole
- NaCl: 23 g/mole + 35.45 g/mole= 58.45 g/mole
- H₂: 2* 1 g/mole= 2 g/mole
Then, by stoichiometry of the reaction, the following amounts in grams of each of the compounds participating in the reaction react and are produced:
- HCl: 2 moles* 36.45 g/mole= 72.9 g
- Na: 1 mole* 23 g/mole= 23 g
- NaCl: 2 moles* 58.45 g/mole= 116.9 g
- H₂: 1 mole* 2 g/mole= 2 g
So, a rule of three applies as follows: if by stoichiometry, when reacting 72.9 grams of HCl 2 grams of H₂ are formed, when reacting 175 grams of HCl how much mass of H₂ will be formed?
mass of H₂= 4.8 g
<u><em>4.8 grams of H₂ will be produced if 175g of HCI are allowed to react completely with sodium</em></u>