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Chapter 5, Problem 107P

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QUESTION:

Some commercial drain cleaners contain a mixture of sodium hydroxide and aluminum powder. When the mixture is poured down a clogged drain, the following reaction occurs:

\(2 \mathrm{NaOH}(\mathrm{aq})+2 \mathrm{Al}(\mathrm{s})+6 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}(\mathrm{l}) \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{NaAl}(\mathrm{OH})_{4}(\mathrm{aq})+3 \mathrm{H}_{2}(\mathrm{g})\)

The heat generated in this reaction helps melt away obstructions such as grease, and the hydrogen gas released stirs up the solids clogging the drain, Calculate the volume of \(\mathrm{H}_{2}\) formed at 23°C and 1.00 atm if 3.12 g of Al are treated with an excess of NaOH.

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QUESTION:

Some commercial drain cleaners contain a mixture of sodium hydroxide and aluminum powder. When the mixture is poured down a clogged drain, the following reaction occurs:

\(2 \mathrm{NaOH}(\mathrm{aq})+2 \mathrm{Al}(\mathrm{s})+6 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}(\mathrm{l}) \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{NaAl}(\mathrm{OH})_{4}(\mathrm{aq})+3 \mathrm{H}_{2}(\mathrm{g})\)

The heat generated in this reaction helps melt away obstructions such as grease, and the hydrogen gas released stirs up the solids clogging the drain, Calculate the volume of \(\mathrm{H}_{2}\) formed at 23°C and 1.00 atm if 3.12 g of Al are treated with an excess of NaOH.

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