In a certain experiment 1.00 g of sodium bicarbonate and 1.00 g of citric acid are allowed to react. (a) which is the limiting reactant? (b) how many grams of carbon dioxide form? (c) how many

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Answer:

a) Citric acid is the limiting reactant.

b) 0.45804 grams of carbon dioxide formed.

Explanation:

[tex]2NaHCO_3+H_3C_6H_5O_7\rightarrow Na_2(HC_6H_5O_7)+2 H_2O+2CO_2[/tex]

a) Moles of sodium bicarbonate  :

[tex]\frac{1.00 g}{84 g/mol}=0.01190 mol[/tex]

According to reaction,2 moles sodium bicarbonate reacts with 1 mole of citric acid.

Then 0.01190 moles of sodium bicarbonate will react with:

[tex]\frac{1}{2}\times 0.01190 mol=0.005950 mol[/tex] of citric acid

Moles of citric acid :

[tex]\frac{1 g}{192.12 g/mol}=0.005205 mol[/tex]

According to reaction, 1 moles of citric acid reacts with 2 moles sodium bicarbonate.

Then 0.005205 moles of citric acid will react with:

[tex]\frac{2}{1}\times 0.005205 mol=0.01041 mol[/tex] of sodium bicarbonate.

Citric acid is the limiting reactant.

b) Since, citric acid is in limiting amount, amount of carbon dioxide produce  will depend upon on citric acid .

According to reaction , 1 mole of citrc acid gives 2 moles of carbon dioxide.

Then 0.005205 moles of citric acid will give:

[tex]\frac{2}{1}\times 0.005205 mol=0.01041 mol[/tex] of carbon dioxide

Mass of 0.01041 moles of carbon dioxide:

0.01041 mol × 44 g/mol= 0.45804 g

0.45804 grams of carbon dioxide formed.