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    Aug 25, 2009, 04:26 PM
    Calculating total grams of a product from a reaction
    If I have 84 grams of sodium bicarbonate and reacted with 60.1 grams of acetic acid how do I figure out the total grams of products that will be formed. I need help on how to approach this problem.
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    Aug 26, 2009, 09:03 AM

    First of all, you have to write your equation. The formula of sodium bicarbonate is and that of acetic acid,

    The equation is then;



    - Now, balance the equation.
    - Find the number of moles of sodium bicarbonate there is in 84 grams.
    - Find the number of moles of acetic acid there is in 60.1 grams.
    - From the equation, find the mole ratio, hence the limiting reagent.
    - Take the number of moles of the limiting reagent, and with the equation, find the number of moles of each reactants produced.
    - With the number of moles, you can find the mass of the products.

    Hope it helped! Feel free to ask if you got lost somewhere. :)
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