A sealed vessel initially contains 100 g of chlorine gas and 90 g of hydrogen gas. The two gases undergo reaction to form HCl. W

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A sealed vessel initially contains 100 g of chlorine gas and 90 g of hydrogen gas. The two gases undergo reaction to form HCl. W

hich of the following statements is true?
a. 100 g HCl is produced
b. 190 g HCl is produced
c. less than 90 g HCl is produced
d. between 100 and 190 g of HCl is produced

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EleoNora [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-14T16:11:45+03:00

EleoNora [17]2 years ago

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Answer:

d.

Explanation:

H2 + Cl2 = 2HCL

From the equation 2g hydrogen combine with 71g of chlorine.

So 35.5 g Cl2 combines with 1g of H2

There are 100g of Cl2 so this will, by proportion, react with 100/35.5 g hydrogen.

This is 2.8 g hydrogen so the mass of HCl formed = 102.8 g.