A 5g sample of lithium is reacted with 5g of fluorine to form lithium fluoride: 2Li + F2 → 2LiF. After the reaction is complete, what will be present?
Number of moles of Lithium = 5/7 = 0.714 moles
Number of moles of Flourine = 5/38 = 0.1315 moles
1 mole of Flourine will react with 2 moles of Li, hence the flourine is the limiiting reagent
1 mole of flourine will give 2 moles of LiF
Hence moles of LiF formed = 0.1315 * 2 = 0.2630 moles
Mass of LiF formed = 0.2630 * 26 = 6.838 gms
Mass of Lithium remaining = 10 - 6.838 = 3.162 gms
Hence there will be only lithium floride and lithium will be present in the reaction after the completion
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