Answer:
Please find the answer to the question below
Explanation:
In chemistry, the following mathematical formula is used to calculate the number of moles contained by a substance:
mole = mass of substance (g)/molar mass of substance (g/mol)
Molar mass of salicylic acid (C7H6O3) = 12(7) + 1(6) + 16(3)
= 84 + 6 + 48
= 138g/mol
Mass = 5.50grams
mole = 5.5/138
mole = 0.039
Approximately, the number of moles of 5.5grams of salicylic acid is 0.04moles. This is in accordance with the mole value (0.04) given in this question.
Well, we need to find the ratio of Al to the other reactant.
Al:HCl = 1:3
--> this means that for every 1 Al used, you have to use 3 HCl.
5*3 = 15 moles of HCl needed to fully react with 5 moles of Al. Since 13<15, HCL is the limiting reactant.
The ratio of HCl:AlCl = 3:1
13/3 = 4.3333...
The final answer is HCl is the limiting reactant with 4.3 moles of AlCl3 able to be produced so choice B.
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