Answer:
The mass of sodium reacted is 138 grams
Explanation:
Firstly, the chemical reaction should be represented with a balance chemical equation. The chemical equation can be written as follows.
Na = sodium
Cl2 = chlorine gas
Na + Cl2 → NaCl
The balanced equation is
2Na(s) + Cl2(g) → 2NaCl(aq)
Atomic mass of sodium = 23 grams per mol
Atomic mass of chlorine = 35.5 grams per mol
From the chemical equation the molar mass are as follows
Sodium = 2 × 23 = 46 grams
Chlorine = 35.5 × 2 = 71 grams
Sodium chloride = 2 × 23 + 2 × 35.5 = 117 grams
if 46 grams sodium reacted to produce 117 grams of sodium chloride
? grams of sodium react to produce 351 grams sodium chloride
grams of sodium reacted = (351 × 46)/117
grams of sodium reacted = 16146/117
grams of sodium reacted = 138 grams
