if 0.5 mol of BaCl2 is mixed with 0.2 mol of Na3PO4.How many maximum moles of Ba3(PO4)2 can be formed?

Balanced equation for reaction between BaCl2 and Na3PO4 is as follows:
3BaCl2 + 2Na3PO4   Ba3PO42 + 6NaCl

3 moles of BaCl2 react with 2 moles of Na3PO4 to give 1 mole of Ba3(PO4)2
0.5 moles of BaCl2 will react with (2/3) x 0.5 = 0.33 moles of Na3PO4

Available moles of Na3PO4 = 0.2
So, Na3PO4 is the limiting reagent

Now, 2 moles of Na3PO4 give 1 mole of Ba3(PO4)2
So, 0.2 moles of Na3PO4 will give 1/2) x 0.2 = 0.1 mole of Ba3(PO4)2
Hence, maximum number of moles of Ba3(PO4)2 formed = 0.1


 

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