Final answer:
To produce 25 g NaCl, you would need 20.49 g MgCl2.
Step-by-step explanation:
To determine the amount of MgCl2 needed to produce 25 g NaCl, we need to use the balanced chemical equation:
MgCl2 + 2NaOH → Mg(OH)2 + 2NaCl
From the equation, we can see that the ratio between MgCl2 and NaCl is 1:2. This means that for every 1 mole of MgCl2, we will produce 2 moles of NaCl.
To calculate the grams of MgCl2 needed, we can use the molar mass of NaCl to convert it to moles, then use the mole ratio to convert to moles of MgCl2, and finally convert back to grams of MgCl2.
Let's calculate:
25 g NaCl * (1 mole NaCl / 58.44 g NaCl) * (1 mole MgCl2 / 2 moles NaCl) * (95.21 g MgCl2 / 1 mole MgCl2) = 20.49 g MgCl2