a) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction.  b) What mass of acetic acid is in the aqueous solution?  c) Which of the reactants is the limiting reagent? Justify your answer.  d) If 1.23 g of magnesium acetate was produced, what is the percentage yield of the reaction? e) What is the theoretical yield (in grams) of carbon dioxide from this reaction?  f) The above reaction is performed in a closed 25 L container at 10 °C. Upon completion of the reaction, what will the final pressure of CO2 be inside the container?

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1.58g of magnesium hydrogencarbonate was added to a 1.68 mol/L solution of acetic acid, CH₃COOH in water (50.0 mL), producing carbon dioxide gas, water and magnesium acetate, Mg(CH3COO)2.

a) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction. 

b) What mass of acetic acid is in the aqueous solution? 

c) Which of the reactants is the limiting reagent? Justify your answer. 

d) If 1.23 g of magnesium acetate was produced, what is the percentage yield of the reaction?

e) What is the theoretical yield (in grams) of carbon dioxide from this reaction? 

f) The above reaction is performed in a closed 25 L container at 10 °C. Upon completion of the reaction, what will the final pressure of CO2 be inside the container? 

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