Calculating H2/Mg Ratio in Magnesium & HCl Lab

[bertha]

Homework Statement

Calculate the average ratio of grams of hydrogen gas produced per gram of magnesium. This is part of a lab in which I know how many grams of magnesium were used and how many ml of hydrogen gas was produced

Homework Equations

Mg (s) + 2 HCl ---> MgCl2 + H2

The Attempt at a Solution

 

[Borek]

Well, you have not posted any experimental data, so the question - as posted - doesn't make much sense.

Convert hydrogen volume to number of moles, number of moles to mass.

 

[bertha]

how do you convert volume to moles

 

[Borek]

Use ideal gas equation.