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How many grams of calcium chloride will be produced when 30.0g of calcium carbonate are combined with 14.0g of hydrochloric acid?
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DrBob222
This is a limiting reagent (LR) problem and you know that because amounts are given for BOTH reactants.
CaCO2 + 2HCl ==> H2O + CO2 + CaCl2
mols CaCO3 = grams/molar mass
mols HCl = grams/molar mass
Using the coefficients in the balanced equation, convert mols CaCO3 to mols CaCl2.
Do the same to convert mols HCl to g CaCl2.
It is likely that these two values will not agree which means one of them is wrong; the correct value in LR problems is ALWAYS the smaller value and the reagent responsible for that number is the LR.
Now convert mols CaCl2 to grams. g = mols x molar mass
CaCO2 + 2HCl ==> H2O + CO2 + CaCl2
mols CaCO3 = grams/molar mass
mols HCl = grams/molar mass
Using the coefficients in the balanced equation, convert mols CaCO3 to mols CaCl2.
Do the same to convert mols HCl to g CaCl2.
It is likely that these two values will not agree which means one of them is wrong; the correct value in LR problems is ALWAYS the smaller value and the reagent responsible for that number is the LR.
Now convert mols CaCl2 to grams. g = mols x molar mass
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