How much calcium carbonate do I need to produce 50mL carbon dioxide? 2HCl + CaCO3 -> CaCl2 + H2O + CO2
*I'm pretty sure I need 90.91mL of HCl... but I could be very wrong.
please help.
*I'm pretty sure I need 90.91mL of HCl... but I could be very wrong.
please help.
1 Answer
we need
Explanation:
Given:
Atomic weight of Hydrogen is 1.0
Atomic weight of Chlorine is 35.5
Atomic weight of Calcium is 40.1
Atomic weight of Carbon is 12.0
Atomic weight of Oxygen is 16.0
Molecular weight of
Molecular weight of
Molecular weight of
Molecular weight of
Molecular weight of
Molecular weight of
Check
lhs
rhs
The equation is balanced
Now,
Hence,
where
Product of extremes = Product of means
Solving for
Thus, we need