Limestone, CaCO3, dissolves in muriatic acid, HCl, to form calcium chloride, carbon dioxide, and water. How many moles of HCl are required to dissolve 26.0 g of CaCO3? What is the mass of water formed in part (a)?  Molar Mass: Ca: 40.08 g/mol C: 12.01 g/mol O: 16.00 g/mol H: 1.01 g/mol Cl: 35.45 g/mol

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Limestone, CaCO3, dissolves in muriatic acid, HCl, to form calcium chloride, carbon dioxide, and water.

  1. How many moles of HCl are required to dissolve 26.0 g of CaCO3?
  2. What is the mass of water formed in part (a)? 

Molar Mass:
Ca: 40.08 g/mol
C: 12.01 g/mol
O: 16.00 g/mol
H: 1.01 g/mol
Cl: 35.45 g/mol

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