How many moles of sodium are required in order to produce 5 moles of
sodium chloride?

5 moles of Sodium are required to produce 5 moles of Sodium Chloride.

Explanation:

I am assuming you were not given an equation and this is a synthesis reaction.

Let's begin by writing a balanced chemical equation for the synthesis of sodium chloride.

2Na⁺ + Cl₂⁻ -> 2NaCl

Since Cl₂ exists as a diatomic molecule, we must have 2 +1 charges from Na to balance out the 2 -1 charges of Cl₂ (-1 for each Cl atom). This will then form 2 moles of NaCl.

To produce 5 moles of sodium chloride, we can multiply the entire equation by 2.5. This will result in:

5Na⁺ + 2.5Cl₂⁻ -> 5NaCl

The stoichiometric ratios of this new equation is:

5 Na: 2.5 Cl₂: 5NaCl

5 moles of sodium (Na) are required to produce 5 moles of sodium chloride (NaCl).