Maybe like this:
Na
2CO
3+2NaHSO
4-->2Na
2SO
4+H
2O+CO
2 Hmm I started like this, tell me if it's good start
400-395.6=4.4g this should be mass of CO
2 so If 120g(Mr (NaHSO4)) gives 44 grams of CO
2 then x gives 4.4 grams and This means that x=12 that means that there was 12 grams of NaHSO4 and at the same way we can calculate mass of Na
CO
3 y=10.6 grams
Well can you tell me am I suppose to product this 120 with 2 because there are 2NaHSO4 in eq. ?Am I suppose to do this when I do Stoichiometric calculation?So if I product with 2 then x=24, y=10.6 if not than it's x=12 and y=10.6
But I don't see how to find limiting reactant!?
Lets go on with exercise and see what're we going to get:
Now difference of masses is 400-397.8=2.2 g of CO2
So:
x=6 y=5.3 if we don't product with 2 and If we do hen x=12 and y=5.3
I don't see next step really
Trying to figure out who is limitting reactant by using logic If there is more CO2 ,,lost,, when we add Na2CO3 that has to mean that than more Na2CO3 is used in reaction so assuming that I think that limiting reactant is Na2CO3 that means that in excess is NaHSO4 am I right?!