Copper sulfate is a blue solid that is used to control algae growth. Solutions of copper sulfate that come in contact with the surface of galvanized ( Zinc-plated) steel pails undergo the following reaction that forms copper metal on the zinc surface. How many grams of Zinc would react with 454g (1lb) of copper sulfate (160g/mol)?
CuSO4(aq)+ Zn(s)>>>>Cu(s) + ZnSO4(aq)

You can see that by stoichiometry of the reaction (that is, the relationship between the amount of reagents and products in a chemical reaction), the following amounts of reagents and products are part of the reaction:

CuSO₄: 1 mole
Zn: 1 mole
Cu: 1 mole
ZnSO₄: 1 mole

Being:

Cu: 63.54 g/mole
S: 32 g/mole
O: 16 g/mole
Zn: 65.37 g/mole

the molar mass of the compounds participating in the reaction is:

CuSO₄:63.54 g/mole + 32 g/mole + 4*16 g/mole= 159.54 g/mole ≅ 160 g/mole
Zn: 65.37 g/mole
Cu: 63.54 g/mole
ZnSO₄: 65.37 g/mole + 32 g/mole + 4*16 g/mole= 161.37 g/mole

Then, by stoichiometry of the reaction, the following amounts of mass of reagent and product participate in the reaction:

CuSO₄: 1 moles* 160 g/mole= 160 g
Zn: 1 mole* 65.37 g/mole= 65.37 g
Cu: 1 mole* 63.54 g/mole= 63.54 g
ZnSO₄: 1 mole* 161.37 g/mole= 161.37 g

Now you can apply the following rule of three: if 160 grams of CuSO₄ react with 65.37 grams of Zn by this reaction stoichiometry, 454 grams of CuSO₄ with how much mass of Zn will it react?

[tex]mass of Zn=\frac{454 grams of CuSO_{4} *65.37 grams of Zn}{160 grams of CuSO_{4}}[/tex]

mass of Zn= 185.49 grams

185.49 grams of Zinc would react with 454g (1lb) of copper sulfate