WAEC - Chemistry (2019 - No. 6)

If 6.5g of magnesium ribbon reacts completely with Hydrochloric acid, how many grams of hydrogen gas would be liberated?

Mg(s) + 2 HCl(aq) --> MgCl 2(aq) + H 2(g)

[ H = 1.0, Mg = 24.0 ]

0.54g
0.70g
1.08g
1.40g

Explanation

  24g of Mg will liberate 2g of H

: 6.5g of Mg will liberate Xg of H

= ( 6.5 X 2 ) / 24

= 0.5416g of Hygrogen ( H )

 

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