Can someone please help as I don't understand this problem???
How many liters of chlorine gas, at standard temperature and pressure, will react with 15.5 grams of potassium metal? Show all of the work used to solve this problem.
2 K + Cl2 yields 2 KCl

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Can someone please help as I don't understand this problem???  
How many liters of chlorine gas, at standard temperature and pressure, will react with 15.5 grams of potassium metal? Show all of the work used to solve this problem. 
2 K + Cl2 yields 2 KCl

dtan5457 · Answer

Know that volume in STP, is 22.4 liters per mole

dtan5457 · Answer

SO get the amount of moles of potassium from 15.5 grams

dtan5457 · Answer

Divide by 2, since there is two moles of potassium and one mole of chlorine, and multiply by 22.4