# Problem: A common way to make hydrogen gas in the laboratory is to place a metal such as zinc in hydrochloric acid (see the figure). The hydrochloric acid reacts with the metal to produce hydrogen gas, which is then collected over water. Suppose a student carries out this reaction and collects a total of 150.2 mL of gas at a pressure of 746 mmHg and a temperature of 25oC. What mass of hydrogen gas (in mg) does the student collect? (The vapor pressure of water is 23.78 mmHg at 25oC.)

###### FREE Expert Solution

Dalton’s Law states that the total pressure inside a container is obtained by adding all the partial pressures of each non-reacting gas

${\mathbit{P}}_{{\mathbf{H}}_{\mathbf{2}}}\mathbf{=}$722.22 mm Hg

Ideal gas equation: moles H2

$\frac{\mathbf{PV}}{\mathbf{RT}}\mathbf{=}\frac{\mathbf{n}\overline{)\mathbf{RT}}}{\overline{)\mathbf{RT}}}\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}\mathbf{n}\mathbf{=}\frac{\mathbf{PV}}{\mathbf{RT}}$

mass = moles x molar mass

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###### Problem Details

A common way to make hydrogen gas in the laboratory is to place a metal such as zinc in hydrochloric acid (see the figure). The hydrochloric acid reacts with the metal to produce hydrogen gas, which is then collected over water. Suppose a student carries out this reaction and collects a total of 150.2 mL of gas at a pressure of 746 mmHg and a temperature of 25oC. What mass of hydrogen gas (in mg) does the student collect? (The vapor pressure of water is 23.78 mmHg at 25oC.)