A student reacts 44 grams of acetaldehyde with a saturated solution of sodium bisulfite. What mass of NaHSO3 is required for the completion?
Q1. A student reacts 44 grams of acetaldehyde with a saturated solution of sodium bisulfite. What mass of NaHSO3 is required for the completion?
Answer: 104g
Explanation: 44g of ethanal is one mole, requiring one mole of sodium bisulfite (104g). 52g is only a half-molar requirement.