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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)
1 Answer
- Roger the MoleLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
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