Sulfuric acid is commonly used as an electrolyte in car batteries. Suppose you spill some on your garage floor. Before cleaning it up, you wisely decide to neutralize it with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) from your kitchen. The reaction of sodium bicarbonate and sulfuric acid is

The mass of NaHCO3 required is 235.22 g

Explanation:

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2NaHCO3(s) + H2SO4(aq)  →  Na2SO4(aq) + 2CO2(g) + 2H2O(l)

You estimate that your acid spill contains about 1.4 mol H2SO4. What mass of NaHCO3 do you need to neutralize the acid?

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The question requires us to calculate the mass of NaHCO3  to neutralize the acid.

From the balanced chemical equation;

1 mol of H2SO4 requires 2 mol of NaHCO3

1.4 would require x?

Upon solving for x we have;

x = 1.4 * 2 = 2.8 mol of NaHCO3

The relationship between mass and number of moles is given as;

Mass = Number of moles * Molar mass

Mass = 2.8 mol * 84.007 g/mol

Mass =  235.22 g