Jacques Charles used this reaction to prepare hydrogen gas for his historic balloon flights: Fe(s) + H2SO4(aq) = FeSO4(aq) + H2(
g) He wants to prepare a small test balloon to check flight conditions before he lifts off in his giant balloon. He has 234 grams of iron and 382 mL of 12 M (mol / L) sulfuric acid available. What is the maximum size his test balloon can be in L? The temperature in Paris is a chilly 18 celsius and the atmospheric pressure if 770 mm Hg. (This is a limiting reactant problem).
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Answer:
Chlorine gas.
Explanation:
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In this case, the undergoing chemical reaction is:
Thus, given the moles of reacting both sodium and chlorine, we compute the moles of sodium chloride yielded by each reactant by considering the 2:2 and 1:2 mole ratios:
Thus, since chlorine yields less moles of sodium chloride, we infer it is the limiting reactant.
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