Consider the reaction of aluminum with any acid. What mass of Aluminum is required to produce 1.0 L of hydrogen, measured at 740 mmHg and 15 degrees celcius?
2 Al (s) + 6 H (aq) --> 2 Al (aq) + 3 H2 (g)
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First find the volume of H2 at Standard Temperature and Pressure(STP)
Vi = 1L V2 = ?
P1 = 740 P2 = 760 standard
T1 = 15 + 273 = 288 Kelvin T2 = 273 standard
The equation is P1 x V1 divided by T1 = P2 x V2 divided by T2
Solve for V2 = T2 x P1 xV1 divided by (P2 x T1) Put in numbers
= 273 x 740 x 1 / (760 x 288) = .923 L of H2 produced
Liters of a gas at STP divided by 22.4 = moles of the gas
.923 / 22.4 = .0412 moles of H2
Your equation says that for every 3 moles of H2 produced
2 moles of aluminum is used
So .0412 mole of H2 divided by3 and multiplied by 2 is .0275 moles of Al
Moles x atomic mass = mass in grams
.0275 x 27 = .742 g of Al
First adjust the volume of hydrogen to Standard temp (273 degree K) and pressure (760 mm)
1.0 L x 740/760 mm Hg x 273/288 degree K
divide this answer 0.923 by the molecular volume of a gas (22.4) and you end up with 0.041 moles of H2 gas. It takes 2 moles of Al to make 3 moles of H2 so multiply 0.041 moles H2 by 2/3 to get the number of moles Aluminum. (0.027 moles)
Multiply this by molecular weight of Al (27) and I get 0.729 gm Al
easy man
if u assumed the conversion factor is =1 or 100%
so
1L of H2 by applying the ideal gas law u find #moles of h2
P*V/R*T= n of moles H2 =.0411 mole : P=.973 atm T =288K R=.08206
#moles of h2 *2/3 = # moles of Al needed or prouced =.0275
mass of Al = # moles of Al need or prouced * MW of Al= .0275* MW of Al