Excess magnesium is added to hydrochloric acid. The equation for the reaction is:
Mg+2HCl→MgCl2+H2 \mathrm{Mg + 2HCl \rightarrow MgCl_{2} + H_{2}} Mg+2HCl→MgCl2+H2When the reaction stops, 19.06 g of magnesium chloride has been made.
Relative atomic mass (ArA_rAr): H = 1.0 Mg = 24.3 Cl = 35.5
Calculate the mass of hydrogen chloride, HCl\mathrm{HCl}HCl, that reacted.
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