Question: Problem 5- 10 marks A common method used in manufacturing sodium hypochlorite bleach is by the reaction: Cl2+2NaOHNaCl+NaOCl+H2O Chlorine gas is bubbled through an aqueous
Problem 5- 10 marks A common method used in manufacturing sodium hypochlorite bleach is by the reaction: Cl2+2NaOHNaCl+NaOCl+H2O Chlorine gas is bubbled through an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide after which the desired product is separated from sodium chloride (a byproduct of the reaction). A water NaOH solution containing 1145lbm of pure NaOH is reacted with 851lbm of gaseous chlorine. The NaOCl formed weighs 618lbm a) What was the limiting reactant? b) What was the percentage excess of the excess reactant used? c) What is the degree of completion of the reaction, expressed as the moles of NaOCl formed to the moles of NaOCl that would have formed if the reaction has gone to completion? d) What is yield of of NaOCl per amount of Chlorine used (on a weight basis)? e) What is the extent of reaction
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