Question

What mass of calcium chloride will be produced from 3.750 moles of hcl reacting with ca(oh)2

Answer 1

Answer:

208.125g

Explanation:

Given parameters:

 Number of moles of HCl = 3.75moles

Unknown:

 Mass of CaCl₂ that will be produced = ?

Solution:

The reaction equation is given as:

  2HCl  + Ca(OH)₂   →   CaCl₂ + 2H₂O

Now, to find the mass of CaCl₂, we have to work from the known to the unknown.

The known specie here is the number of moles of HCl;

        2 mole of HCl will produce 1 mole of  CaCl₂

       3.75moles of HCl will produce $\frac{3.75}{2}$   = 1.875moles

The mass of  CaCl₂;

  Mass of  CaCl₂ = number of moles of  CaCl₂ x molar mass

Molar mass of  CaCl₂ = 40 + 2(35.5) = 111g/mol

  Mass of  CaCl₂ = 1.875 x 111 = 208.125g