Homework Help: chem

Posted by Bob on Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 9:30pm.

I have a problem i don't get...
H3PO4+3NaOH -> 3H2O+Na3PO4
How many moles of Na3PO4 will be produced from 1.7 moles of NaOH in the presence of excess H3PO4?

chem - DrBob222, Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 9:37pm
The equation tells you that 1 mol of Na3PO4 will be produced by 3 mol NaOH (that's one reason you balance the equation). So wouldn't that be 1/3 mol Na3PO4 for each mol NaOH. And you had 1.7 mols? So .....

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