Question

what happens when sodium reacts with fluorine to produce sodium fluoride

Answer 1

2 Na(s) + F2(g) → 2 NaF(s)

(a) 0.658 g NaF

(b) 13.8 g NaF

(c) 6.91 g NaF

(d) 27.6 g NaF

Step-by-step solution

Step 1 of 5

The balanced equation for the formation of  is as follows:

Use the molar mass of  as a conversion factor to determine the moles of from grams of the desired conversion factor to determine the moles of  from grams ofis.