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Given the following balanced chemical reaction:
MnO2 + 4HCl → MnCl2 + Cl2 + 2H2O(g)
If 17.4 g of MnO2 is reacted with 18.4g of HCl how many g of Cl2 can theoretically be produced?
a. 14 g
b. 144.7 g
c. 75.7 g
d. 8.95 g
answer : d). 8.95 g
MnO2 + 4HCl -----------------> MnCl2 + Cl2 + 2H2O(g)
86.94 g 145.84 g 125.84 70.906 g
17.4 g 18.4 g ??
here limiting reagent is HCl . so product formed based on this.
145.84 g HCl -----------------> 70.096 g Cl2
18.4 g HCl -------------------> ??
mass of Cl2 produced = 18.4 x 70.906 / 145.84 = 8.95 g
theoretical mass of Cl2 = 8.95 g