How many kg of sodium and liquid chlorine can be obtained from 585 metric ton of salt ?

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vincent-lyon.fr · Answer

Sodium:  21 g/mol
Chlorine: 35.5 g/mol

Work out mass ratios.

abmon98 · Answer

Molar mass Na = 23.0g/mol 
Molar mass Cl = 35.5g/mol 
Molar mass NaCl = 58.5g/mol 
NaCl → Na+ + Cl- 
1mol NaCl will produce 1 mol Na and 1 mol Cl 

Mass of Na produced from 585metric tonnes NaCl = 23/85.5*585 = 230 metric tonnes of sodium *1000 to change into Kg
Mass of Cl produced from 585 metric tonnes NaCl = 35.5/85.5*585 = 355 metric tonnes chlorine *1000 to change to Kg

vincent-lyon.fr · Answer

Sorry for my typo. Sodium is 23 g/mol as Abmon wrote.

jfraser · Answer

dont forget that elemental chlorine is $diatomic$, so the balanced reaction, which everyone has skipped, is $$2NaCl \rightarrow 2Na + Cl_2$$