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| Question: | 5g Sodium (Na) + 5g Chlorine (Cl) |
| Solution: | Sodium Chloride (NaCl) and unreacted Sodium |
| Chemical Equation: | 2Na + Cl₂ → 2NaCl |
| Explanation: | Mixing 5g of Sodium (Na) 🔬 with 5g of Chlorine (Cl₂) 🧪 doesn't lead to complete reaction. The reaction requires a 1:1 molar ratio, but the masses don't reflect that. Sodium has a lower molar mass than Chlorine, meaning there's less moles of Na than Cl₂. Thus, some Na will remain unreacted. The reaction produces Sodium Chloride (NaCl) 🧂, common table salt. The balanced equation shows that two moles of Na react with one mole of Cl₂ (which exists as a diatomic molecule). Excess Chlorine would be needed for complete reaction. 🔥 |
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