Answer:
The answer to your question is 160 g of Calcium
Explanation:
Data
mass of Calcium = ?
mass of Hydrogen = 8 g
reactant = HCl
Process
1.- Write the balanced chemical reaction
Ca + 2HCl ⇒ CaCl₂ + H₂
2.- Look for the atomic number of Calcium and hydrogen
Calcium = 40 g
Hydrogen = 1 x 2 = 2 g
3.- Use proportions to calculate the mass of calcium needed.
40 g of Calcium ---------------- 2 g of hydrogen
x ----------------- 8 g of hydrogen
x = (8 x 40) / 2
x = 320/2
x = 160 g of Calcium
