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When a volume of H2 reacts with an equal volume of Cl2 (assume you have 1 L of each) at the same temperature and pressure, what volume of product having the formula HCl is formed?

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MissPhiladelphia

For the answer to the question above, 
first case: 

H2+Cl2-----> 2 HCl 
considering gasses are behaving ideally, equal volumes of gasses at equal T and P contains an equal number of moles. This means 

1 mole h2 + 1 mole of cl2 gives 2 moles of HCl 

or 1 vol of h2 + 1 vol of cl2 gives 2 volumes of HCl 

I hope my answer helped you.

maacastrobr

Answer:

The volume of H₂ times two

Explanation:

The reaction that takes place is:

  • H₂ + Cl₂ → 2HCl

Under the assumption that the gases behave ideally, then the moles of H₂ and Cl₂ are the same, because they have the same volume, temperature and pressure.

We can use the formula PV=nRT to solve this problem. For now let's say the temperature is 293 K, the volume is 1 L and the pressure is 1 atm. The values themselves are not important, just the fact that T and P remain constant is.

  • Using PV=nRT we calculate the moles of H₂

1 atm 1 L = xmol 0.082 atm·L·mol⁻¹·K⁻¹ 293 K

xmol= 0.0416 mol

  • From the reaction we know that the moles of HCl produced are double the moles of H₂, so the moles of HCl are 0.0416 2 = 0.0832 mol.

Finally we calculate the volume of HCl using PV=nRT:

1 atm xL = 0.0832 mol 0.082 atm·L·mol⁻¹·K⁻¹ * 293 K

xL = 2 L

So the volume of HCl is the volume of H₂ times two.

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