Homework Help: chemistry

Posted by krystal on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 10:32pm.

Mercury reacts with oxygen to produce mercury(II) oxide.

Hg(l) + O2(g) → HgO(s)

a. Balance the reaction equation. Include physical states.

2Hg(l) + O2(g) → 2HgO(s)

b. What is the theoretical yield (in grams) of HgO if 255 g of Hg are reacted with 255 g of O2?

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chemistry - DrBob222, Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 10:51pm
Here is the way you do all of these stoichiometry problems.
http://www.jiskha.com/science/chemistry/stoichiometry.html
chemistry - krystal, Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 11:05pm
275 grams?
chemistry - DrBob222, Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 11:11pm
right

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