4Na(s) + O2(g) ----> 2Na2(little2)O(s): help with mass calculation in reaction?
Sodium reacts with oxygen to produce sodium oxide. If you have 18.0 grams Na, how many grams O2 are required for reaction?
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Please show how to get the answer because I am confused with the coefficients.
Answer:
If you look at molar ratios (the ratio of coefficients), you can figure this one out.
Sodium has a coefficient of 4, and you want to compare it to the coefficient of O2(which is 1) to figure out how many grams of O2 you need.
First, convert 18 g Na into moles using the atomic mass of Na: (18 g Na) / (22.99 g/mol) = .783 moles
Now, using the molar ratios I talked about, find moles of O2:
(.783 moles Na) * (1 mole O2 / 4 moles Na)= .196 moles O2
Now you can easily convert from moles to grams using the formula weight of O2:
(.196 moles O2) * (32 g/mol) = 6.26 grams O2
no. of moles of Na = 18/23.1 = 0.779 mol
no. of moles of O2 required = 0.25 x 0.779 = 0.195 mol
Mass of O2 = 0.195 x (2 X 16) = 6.23 g
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