Chemical Reaction: Synthesizing Silver Chloride

11 Aug 2023

How many moles of silver chloride are produced from 15.0 mol of silver nitrate?

1) 1.0 mol

2) 15.0 mol

3) 30.0 mol

4) 45.0 mol

Answer: The correct option is, (2) 15.0 mole

Solution:

Given that the moles of silver nitrate is 15.0 mole.

The balanced chemical reaction is:

AgNO₃ + NaCl → NaNO₃ + AgCl

Since the mole ratio of AgCl to AgNO₃ is 1:1, if 15.0 mol of AgNO₃ is used, then 15.0 mol of AgCl is produced.

Therefore, the answer is 15.0 mol of silver chloride.