Aqueous hydrochloric acid will react with solid sodium hydroxide to produce aqueous sodium chloride and liquid water . Suppose 1.5 g of hydrochloric acid is mixed with 2.48 g of sodium hydroxide. Calculate the maximum mass of sodium chloride that could be produced by the chemical reaction. Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.

2.34 g

Explanation:

The equation of the reaction is;

HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) > NaCl(aq) + H2O(l)

Number of moles of HCl= 1.5g/36.5g/mol = 0.04 moles

Number of moles of NaOH= 2.48g/40g/mol= 0.062 moles

Since the reaction is 1:1, HCl is the limiting reactant.

Mass if NaCl produced= 0.04 × 58.5 = 2.34 g

it means there are 3 atoms of oxygen

nacl or sodium chloride is an ionic compound. this is because an ionic compound pertains to a compound that consists of positively and negatively charged ions. in this case, na (sodium) has a tendency to lose one electron when it reacts with with other atoms, so the resulting sodium ion contains 11 protons and 10 electrons, thus making it positively charged (na+), when chlorine reacts, it usually gains one electron to form an ion called chloride, thus making it negatively charged ( since the ions are oppositely charged, they attract.