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Calculate the moles of calcium carbonate remaining after reacting with 0.2 moles of HCl.

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4.99 g\text{4.99 g}

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  1. Calculate the molar mass of calcium carbonate (CaCO3\text{CaCO}_3).

    The atomic masses are: Ca = 40.08 g/mol, C = 12.01 g/mol, O = 16.00 g/mol.

    Molar mass of CaCO3=40.08+12.01+(3×16.00)=40.08+12.01+48.00=100.09 g/mol\text{Molar mass of CaCO}_3 = 40.08 + 12.01 + (3 \times 16.00) = 40.08 + 12.01 + 48.00 = 100.09 \text{ g/mol}
  2. Calculate the initial moles of calcium carbonate.

    Moles of CaCO3 (initial)=MassMolar mass=15.0 g100.09 g/mol≈0.149865 mol\text{Moles of CaCO}_3 \text{ (initial)} = \frac{\text{Mass}}{\text{Molar mass}} = \frac{15.0 \text{ g}}{100.09 \text{ g/mol}} \approx 0.149865 \text{ mol}
  3. Determine the moles of calcium carbonate that react with 0.2 moles of hydrochloric acid (HCl\text{HCl}).

    The balanced chemical equation is:

    CaCO3(s)+2HCl(aq)→CaCl2(aq)+CO2(g)+H2O(l)\text{CaCO}_3(s) + 2\text{HCl}(aq) \to \text{CaCl}_2(aq) + \text{CO}_2(g) + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

    From the stoichiometry, 1 mole of CaCO3\text{CaCO}_3 reacts with 2 moles of HCl\text{HCl}.
    Therefore, the moles of CaCO3\text{CaCO}_3 required to react with 0.2 moles of HCl\text{HCl} are:

    Moles of CaCO3 (reacted)=0.2 mol HCl×1 mol CaCO32 mol HCl=0.1 mol CaCO3\text{Moles of CaCO}_3 \text{ (reacted)} = 0.2 \text{ mol HCl} \times \frac{1 \text{ mol CaCO}_3}{2 \text{ mol HCl}} = 0.1 \text{ mol CaCO}_3
  4. Identify the limiting reactant and calculate the moles of calcium carbonate remaining.

    Initial moles of CaCO3=0.149865 mol\text{CaCO}_3 = 0.149865 \text{ mol}
    Moles of CaCO3\text{CaCO}_3 that will react = 0.1 mol0.1 \text{ mol}
    Since the initial moles of CaCO3\text{CaCO}_3 (0.149865 mol0.149865 \text{ mol}) are greater than the moles of CaCO3\text{CaCO}_3 that will react (0.1 mol0.1 \text{ mol}), HCl\text{HCl} is the limiting reactant, and some CaCO3\text{CaCO}_3 will remain.

    Moles of CaCO3 (remaining)=Moles of CaCO3 (initial)−Moles of CaCO3 (reacted)\text{Moles of CaCO}_3 \text{ (remaining)} = \text{Moles of CaCO}_3 \text{ (initial)} - \text{Moles of CaCO}_3 \text{ (reacted)} Moles of CaCO3 (remaining)=0.149865 mol−0.1 mol=0.049865 mol\text{Moles of CaCO}_3 \text{ (remaining)} = 0.149865 \text{ mol} - 0.1 \text{ mol} = 0.049865 \text{ mol}
  5. Convert the remaining moles of calcium carbonate to mass.

    Mass of CaCO3 (remaining)=Moles remaining×Molar mass\text{Mass of CaCO}_3 \text{ (remaining)} = \text{Moles remaining} \times \text{Molar mass} Mass of CaCO3 (remaining)=0.049865 mol×100.09 g/mol≈4.991 g\text{Mass of CaCO}_3 \text{ (remaining)} = 0.049865 \text{ mol} \times 100.09 \text{ g/mol} \approx 4.991 \text{ g}

    Rounding to three significant figures:

    Mass of CaCO3 (remaining)≈4.99 g\text{Mass of CaCO}_3 \text{ (remaining)} \approx 4.99 \text{ g}

    The amount of calcium carbonate that would remain is 4.99 g\text{4.99 g}.

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