Q6. The drain cleaner, Drainex contains small bits of aluminum which react with caustic soda to produce dihydrogen. What volume of dihydrogen at 20 °C and one bar will be released when 0.15g of aluminum reacts?Ans. The reaction can be written as:-2Al (s) + 2NaOH (aq) +2H2O (l) ⟶2NaAlO2(aq) + 3H2(g) Here, 2 moles of Al gives 3 moles of H2 gas. Moles of Aluminum = 0.15 g/ 27 =5.56×10-3 moles
∴ Moles of H2 produced= 3 /2 ×5.56×10-3 =8.33×10-3 moles
∴ Volume of H2 = P/nRT = 8.33 x 10-3 x 0.0831 x 293/ 1 = 0.203 litres∴ Volume of dihydrogen released is 0.203 litres