Question #814fe

1 Answer
May 23, 2016

This question is not well-proposed, in that sodium metal will react with the water solvent as well.

Explanation:

But for sodium hydroxide, NaOH, we can write the followig reaction:

2NaOH(aq)+H2SO4(aq)Na2SO4(aq)+2H2O(aq)

Moles of sulfuric acid = 0.750L×6.0molL1 = 4.50mol.

Thus we need to add 9.0mol sodium hydroxide to neutralize the sulfuric acid. 9.0mol×40.0gmol1 = 360g.

Why do we need to add 9 mol caustic soda rather than 4.5 mol?