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Titanium (Ti) is a strong, lightweight metal that is used in the construction of rockets, jet engines, and bicycles. it can be prepard by reacting TiCl4 with Mg metal at very high temperatures. The products are Ti(s) and MgCl2.
a) provide a balanced chemical reaction for the reaction described above.
b) how many grams of Ti metal can be produced from a reaction involving 3.54 * 10^4 g of TiCl4 and 6.53*10^3 g of Mg?
TiCl4 + 2Mg -------> Ti + 2MgCl2
no of moles of TiCl4 = W/G.M.Wt
= 35400/189.67 = 186.64 moles
no of moles of Mg = W/G.A.Wt
= 6530/24 = 272.08 moles
1 mole of TiCl4 react with 2 moles of Mg
186.64 moles of TiCl4 react with = 2*186.64/1 = 373.28 moles of Mg
Mg is limiting reagent
2 moles of Mg react with TiCl4 to gives 1 mole of Ti
272.08 moles of Mg react with TiCl4 to gives = 272.08/2 = 136.04 moles of Ti
mass of Ti = no of moles * gram atomic mass
= 136.04*48 = 6529.92g of Ti