Dialuminum Hexachloride, Al₂Cl₆, Is an Inexpensive Compound That Is Used

question 96

Multiple Choice

Dialuminum hexachloride, Al₂Cl₆, is an inexpensive compound that is used in many industrial processes. It is made by treating scrap aluminum with chlorine gas. If a reaction is run with 270 g of aluminum and 710 grams of chlorine, the limiting reactant is __________, and the theoretical yield is __________ grams of Al₂Cl₆. 2Al(s) + 3Cl₂(g)  Al₂Cl₆(s)

• A) Al, 890 g
• B) Cl, 890 g
• C) Al, 1335 g
• D) Cl, 1335 g
• E) Cl, 2670 g