Given EXCESS zinc metal, what volume of dihydrogen gas at "NTP"NTP will be evolved from the action of 500*cm^3500cm3 of H_2SO_4H2SO4 at 0.50*mol*L^-10.50molL1 concentration?

1 Answer
Jun 24, 2017

We interrogate the redox reaction......

Zn(s) + H_2SO_4(aq) rarr ZnSO_4(aq) + H_2(g)uarrZn(s)+H2SO4(aq)ZnSO4(aq)+H2(g)

Explanation:

And thus ONE equiv of dihydrogen results from each equiv of sulfuric acid (and also from each equiv of zinc metal).........

As far as I know "NTP"NTP specifies 1*atm1atm pressure and 293.15*K293.15K, and the molar volume of an Ideal Gas at NTPNTP is 24.05*L24.05L

"Moles of sulfuric acid"=500*cm^3xx10^-3*L*cm^-3xx0.5*mol*L^-1=0.25*molMoles of sulfuric acid=500cm3×103Lcm3×0.5molL1=0.25mol

And thus 0.25*mol0.25mol dihydrogen gas will be evolved.

And so volume at "NTP"=0.25*molxx24.05*L*mol^-1~=6*LNTP=0.25mol×24.05Lmol16L