Some sulfuric acid is spilled on a lab bench. You can neutralize the acid by sprinkling sodium bicarbonate on it and then mopping up the resultant solution. The sodium bicarbonate reacts with sulfuric acid according to:

2 NaHCO ₃ (s) + H ₂ SO ₄ (aq) ? Na ₂ SO ₄ (aq) + 2 H ₂ O (l) + 2 CO ₂ (g)

Sodium bicarbonate is added until the fizzing due to the formation of CO ₂ (g) stops. If 27 mL of 6.0 M H2SO4 was spilled, what is the minimum mass of NaHCO ₃ that must be added to the spill to neutralize the acid?

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6 moles 1000mL 0162 moles ... View the full answer