To react with a 5.00g mass of calcium hydroxide, what volume of 0.100molL1 HCl is required?

1 Answer
Oct 3, 2016

Approx. 1.4L hydrochloric acid are required.

Explanation:

We need (i) a chemical reaction:

Ca(OH)2(s)+2HCl(aq)CaCl2(aq)+2H2O(l)*

And (ii), the molar quantity of calcium hydroxide:

= 5.00g74.09gmol1 = 0.0675mol.

Given the rxn stoichiometry, clearly, we need 2×0.0675mol=0.135mol HCl(aq).

And given our concentration of HCl, 0.135mol0.100molL1×103mLL1 = ??mL