Potassium cyanide reacts with acids to produce hydrogen cyanide gas via the following reaction: ???(??) + ???(??) → ???(?) + ???(?) If 0.150 g of potassium cyanide reacts with an excess of HCl (i.e., enough HCl to completely react away all of the KCN), how many grams of hydrogen cyanide gas can theoretically be produced?

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Potassium cyanide reacts with acids to produce hydrogen cyanide gas via the following reaction:

???(??) + ???(??) → ???(?) + ???(?)

If 0.150 g of potassium cyanide reacts with an excess of HCl (i.e., enough HCl to completely react away all of the KCN), how many grams of hydrogen cyanide gas can theoretically be produced?

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