A Bottle Containing 1,665 G of Sulfuric Acid (H₂SO₄, 98 $\rightarrow$

question 92

Multiple Choice

A bottle containing 1,665 g of sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄, 98.08 g/mol) was spilled in a laboratory. The emergency spill kit contained a full 2.0 kg bottle of sodium carbonate (105.99 g/mol) . Is this enough sodium carbonate to neutralize the acid according to the following reaction?
H₂SO₄(aq) + Na₂CO₃(s) $\rightarrow$ Na₂SO₄(aq) + CO₂(g) + H₂O(l)

• A) Yes, there is about 50% more than what is needed.
• B) Yes, there is exactly enough sodium carbonate, but no excess.
• C) No, there is not enough sodium carbonate, but the amount is only about 10% too small.
• D) No, there is not nearly enough sodium carbonate.
• E) Yes, but there is only about 10% excess.

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