Sodium reacts with chlorine gas to form sodium chloride. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction, and find the mass of chlorine gas that will react with 96.6 g of sodium.
Chemical equation: [tex]2 Na + Cl _{2} -\ \textgreater \ 2NaCl[/tex] M ( Na ) = 23 g/moles ( 2 moles Na = 46 g ) M ( Cl 2 ) = 71 g/moles ( 1 mole Cl 2 = 71 g ) so Na needs more Cl 2 to react; 96 : x = 46 : 71 46 x = 6816 x = 6816 : 46 x = 148.17 g Answer: the mass of chlorine gas is 148.17 g.