Answer to Question #185530 in General Chemistry for Maddie Dalton

Question

Aluminum solid is added to aqueous hydrochloric acid à aqueous aluminum chloride and hydrogen gas

 

 

 

a) What is the greatest amount of hydrogen sulfide that you could make? You must find the limiting reactant

 

 

 

 

 

 

b) Which is the limiting reactant? 

Please show all work thank you

Answer 1

2 Al(s) + 6 HCl(aq) → 2 AlCl₃(aq) + 3 H₂(g)

Greatest amount of H2 = 0.84grams

Limiting reactant is Aluminium solid