Find the volume of hydrogen generated by the interaction of 650 kg zinc with sulfuric acid.

Zinc metal reacts with sulfuric acid to release hydrogen gas and form zinc sulfate. The reaction is described by the following equation:

Zn + H2SO4 = ZnSO4 + H2;

1 mole of metal reacts with 1 mole of acid. This synthesizes 1 mol of salt and 1 mol of hydrogen.

Let’s calculate the amount of zinc.

M Zn = 65 grams / mol;

N Zn = 650,000/65 = 10,000 mol;

During the reaction, 10,000 mol of hydrogen will be synthesized. Let’s calculate its volume.

To do this, multiply the amount of substance by the volume of 1 mole of gas.

V H2 = 10,000 x 22.4 = 224,000 liters = 224 m3;