Chemistry Determine the mass of sodium chloride produced when 2.5 moles of chlorine ga

[BittersweetLove]

[SOLVED] Determine the mass of sodium chloride produced when 2.5 moles of chlorine ga

Okay...I know how to solve half the problem. I know how to balance the problem but I'm not sure what to do next. I'm really bad at this stuff.

Here's the question:

Determine the mass of sodium chloride produced when 2.5 moles of chlorine gas reacts with sodium. Na + Cl2 NaCl (be sure to balance the reaction first!)

And this is the balanced equation:

2 Na + Cl2 = 2 NaCl

Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Invictious]

Assuming it is reacting with excess sodium, Chlorine becomes the limiting reagent.
So the moles of NaCl should be 5 moles (since 2 : 1 = 2 stoichiometric ratio).
Using the formula:
#of moles = mass(g)/molar mass
Some basic algebra:
Mass = 5 x (22.99 + 35.45)
= 292.2 g

Hmmm...doesn't look right..
Did something wrong, anyone correct me please?

 

[Gokul43201]

Looks fine.

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[BittersweetLove]

Thanks. Hopefully I'm remember that for the test. *fingers crossed* It seems easy enough but when you suck at this stuff, it's hard to remember everything. Thanks again. 8)