Question

How many moles of magnesium chloride can be formed from 4.86 g of Mg and 21.27 g of Cl2?

Answer 1

Answer:

Moles of magnesium chloride can be produced are 0.2 moles

Explanation:

The reaction of Mg with Cl2 is:

Mg + Cl₂ → MgCl₂

Where 1 mole of Mg reacts per mole of Cl₂ to produce MgCl₂.

As the reaction is 1:1, we need to convert the mass of both Mg and Cl₂ to moles. The lower number of moles will determine the moles of MgCl₂ that will be produced:

Moles Mg -Molar mass: 24.3g/mol-:

4.86g * (1mol / 24.3g) = 0.2 moles Mg

Moles Cl₂ -Molar mass: 24.3g/mol-:

21.27g * (1mol / 70.9g) = 0.3 moles Cl₂

As moles of Mg < moles of Cl₂, Mg is limiting reactant and moles of magnesium chloride can be produced are 0.2 moles