Question

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2. Calcium hydroxide, used to neutralize acid spills, reacts with hydrochloric acid to produce calcium
chloride and water. If you spilled 85.0 grams of hydrochloric acid and put 120 grams of calcium
hydroxide on it, which one is the limiting reactant? Answer:

Answer 1

hydrochloric acid (HCl)

Step-by-step explanation:

balanced equation: Ca(OH)2+2HCl -> CaCl2+2H2O

85.0/36=2.33 mol HCl

120/74=1.62 Ca(OH)2

2.33 mol HCl x 1 mol CaCl2/2 mol HCl = 1.165 mol CaCl2

1.62 mol Ca(OH)2 x 2 mol CaCl2/1 mol Ca(OH)2 = 3.24 mol CaCl2