Answer:
0.121 moles of aluminum metal are required to produce 4.04 L of hydrogen gas at 1.11 atm and 27 °C by reaction with HCl
Explanation:
This is the reaction:
2 Al(s) + 6 HCl(aq) → 2 AlCl₃ (aq) + 3 H₂(g)
To make 3 moles of H₂, we need 2 moles of Al.
By conditions given, we will find out how many moles of H₂ do we have.
Let's use the Ideal Gas Law
P. V = n . R . T
1.11 atm . 4.04L = n . 0.082 L.atm/mol.K . 300K
(1.11 atm . 4.04L) / (0.082 mol.K/L.atm . 300K) = n
0.182 mol = n
So the rule of three will be:
If 3 moles of H₂ came from 2 moles of Al
0.182 moles of H₂ will come from x
(0.182 .2) / 3 = 0.121 moles
In an ionic compound the atoms are linked via ionic bonds. These are formed by the transfer of electrons from one atom to the other. The atom that loses electrons gains a positive charge whereas the atom that accepts electrons gains a negative. This happens in accordance with the octet rule wherein each atom is surrounded by 8 electrons
In the given example:
The valence electron configuration of Iodine (I) = 5s²5p⁵
It needs only one electron to complete its octet.
In the given options:
K = 4s¹
C = 2s²2p²
Cl = 3s²3p⁵
P = 3s²3p³
Thus K can donate its valence electron to Iodine. As a result K, will gain a stable noble gas configuration of argon while iodine would gain an octet. This would also balance the charges as K⁺I⁻ creating a neutral molecule.
Ans: Potassium (K)
