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Offline rosellaxoxo

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Need help with stoichiometry exercise.
« on: June 21, 2016, 12:45:50 PM »
A mixture of Mg, Al, Al2O3 of 12.3g reacted with NaOH. After the reaction, there are 5mol of H2 and 24g of leftover chemicals. Find the masses of the products.
Mg + NaOH  :rarrow: No Reaction
Al + NaOH + H2:rarrow: NaAlO2 + H2
Al2O3 + NaOH  :rarrow: NaAlO2 + H2O
 
(sorry for any language mistake. I translated the exercise from another language.)

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Re: Need help with stoichiometry exercise.
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2016, 12:46:38 PM »
Hello and welcome to the forums. Before we can help, you must show your own efforts. It's part of our rules you can read about here.
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Re: Need help with stoichiometry exercise.
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2016, 01:05:10 PM »
You need balanced reactions.
Note - your data are unsolvable. 12.3 g of this mixture or 12.3 g NaOH (it is not clear for me) never give you 5 moles of H2. For 123 g of the mixture this is possible but at the assumption that Al2O3 does not react.
Moreover,
for dissolution of Al2O3 you need an elevated temperature. Then also Mg reacts with hot water.
« Last Edit: June 21, 2016, 01:22:27 PM by AWK »
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