If 95 grams of phosgene and 95 grams of sodium hydroxide


The poison phosgene (COCl2) can be neutralized with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to produce salt (NaCl), water and carbon dioxide by the reaction:

COCl2+ 2 NaOH → 2 NaCl + H2O + CO2

If 9.5 grams of phosgene and 9.5 grams of sodium hydroxide are reacted:

a. Will all of the phosgene be neutralized?

b. If so, how much sodium hydroxide remains? If not, how much phosgene remains?

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