Question

Sulfuric acid dissolves aluminum metal according to the following reaction:

Answer 1

Answer:

$m_{H_2SO_4}=81.7gH_2SO_4$

$m_{H_2}=1.67gH_2$

Explanation:

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Based on the given undergoing chemical reaction is is rewritten below:

$2Al (s) + 3H_2SO_4 (aq)\rightarrow Al _2(SO4)_3 (aq) + 3H_2 (g)$

By stoichiometry we find the minimum mass of H2SO4 (in g) as shown below:

$m_{H_2SO_4}=15.0gAl*\frac{1molAl}{27gAl}*\frac{3molH_2SO_4}{2molAl}*\frac{98gH_2SO_4}{1molH_2SO_4} \\m_{H_2SO_4}=81.7gH_2SO_4$

Moreover, mass of H2 gas (in g) would be produced by the complete reaction of the aluminum block turns out:

$m_{H_2}=15.0gAl*\frac{1molAl}{27gAl}*\frac{3molH_2}{2molAl}*\frac{2gH_2}{1molH_2} \\m_{H_2}=1.67gH_2$

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