Answer to Question #186497 in General Chemistry for ilushka mitchell

Question

1. Iron reacts with chlorine as follows:

2Fe(s)+ 3Cl2(g) → 2FeCl3(s)

(a) How many moles of iron react with 1.3 mol of chlorine?

Answer 1

The mole ratio is 2:3 this means 2 moles of iron reacts with 3 moles of chlorine

$Moles of irons =\frac {2×1.5}{3}=$ 0.867mols