It is made by treating scrap aluminum with chlorine gas


Aluminum Chloride, AlCl3, is an inexpensive reagent used in many industrial processes. It is made by treating scrap aluminum with chlorine gas according to the following balanced chemical equation:

2 Al + 3 Cl2 = 2 AlCl3

If you start with 10.25 g of Al and 7.56 g of Cl2, How many grams of aluminum chloride should be formed? What is the limiting reactant in this situation?

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Chemistry: It is made by treating scrap aluminum with chlorine gas
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