Several brands of antacid tablets use aluminum hydroxide (Al(OH)3, 78.00 g/mol) to neutralize stomach acid, which contains primarily of HCl. Al(OH)3 + HCl → AlCl3 + H2O   Balance the equation and find how many moles of HCl could be neutralized by a tablet that contains 0.65 g of aluminum hydroxide.

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Several brands of antacid tablets use aluminum hydroxide (Al(OH)3, 78.00 g/mol) to neutralize stomach acid, which contains primarily of HCl.

Al(OH)+ HCl → AlCl3 + H2O

 

Balance the equation and find how many moles of HCl could be neutralized by a tablet that contains 0.65 g of aluminum hydroxide.

a)0.0095 moles of HCl
b)0.025 moles of HCl
c)2.8 x 10-3 moles of HCl
d)8.3 x 10-3 moles of HCl
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