If 1.0L of spilled 1M HCl needed to be neutralized using solid sodium carbonate, how many grams of solid would be required?

a)53g
b)106g
c)1060g
d)530g

2 answers

Na2CO3 + 2HCl ==> 2NaCl + H2O + CO2

How many moles HCl do you have to neutralize? That will be moles = M x L = ?
How many moles Na2CO3 will that take. It will take half as many moles as HCl.
How many grams is that? moles = grams/molar mass.
53