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? asked in Science & MathematicsChemistry · 9 years ago

Balance and calculate weight?

The unbalanced chemical equation for this reaction is:

NaCl (aq) + H2O (l) ---> NaOH (aq) + H2 (g) + Cl2 (g)

a) balance the equation

b) what weight of sodium chloride would be consumed in the production of 25 metric tons of chlorine? (1 metric = 1000 kg)

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  • 9 years ago
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    a)

    2 NaCl(aq) + 2 H2O(l) → 2 NaOH(aq) + H2(g) + Cl2(g)

    b)

    (25 x 10^3 kg Cl2) / (70.9064 g Cl2/mol) x (2/1) x (58.4430 g NaCl/mol) = 41 metric tons

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