Sodium hydroxide reacts with sulfuric acid.
H2SO4+2NaOH→Na2SO4+2H2O \mathrm{H_{2}SO_{4} + 2NaOH \rightarrow Na_{2}SO_{4} + 2H_{2}O} H2SO4+2NaOH→Na2SO4+2H2OSulfuric acid is in excess.
Relative atomic mass (ArA_rAr): H = 1.0 O = 16.0 Na = 23.0 S = 32.0
A student obtains 14.2 g of sodium sulfate. What mass of sodium hydroxide was used up?
8.00 g
14.2 g
28.4 g
4.00 g
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