Help?? How many grams of sodium chloride decompose to yield 15 grams of chlorine gas?
2NaCl → 2Na+ Cl2

A- 12.363 9 Naci
B- 49.453 g Naci
C- 30 g NaCl
D- 0.846 g Naci

Mass of sodium chloride decomposed = 24.54 g

Explanation:

Given data:

Mass of sodium chloride decomposed = ?

Mass of chlorine gas formed = 15 g

Solution:

Chemical equation:

2NaCl      →         2Na + Cl₂

Number of moles of Cl₂:

Number of moles = mass/molar mass

Number of moles = 15 g/ 71 g/mol

Number of moles = 0.21 mol

Now we will compare the moles of Cl₂ with NaCl from balance chemical equation.

                    Cl₂            :              NaCl

                      1              :                2

                      0.21         :            2×0.21 = 0.42 mol

Mass of Sodium chloride decompose:

Mass = number of moles × molar mass

Mass = 0.42 mol × 58.44 g/mol

Mass = 24.54 g

explanation:

metals have excess of electrons whereas non-metals have deficiency of electrons. thus, in order to gain stability metals easily donate their electrons to the non-metals.

for example, electronic configuration of sodium is and electronic configuration of phosphorous is .

when a phosphorous atom and sodium atom combine together then sodium will donate is extra one electron to the phosphorous atom. as a result there will be formation of ionic bond between sodium and phosphorous.

the reaction will be as follows.

there, are three sodium sodium atoms and each of them will donate its one extra electron to phosphorous atom. thus, the sub-shell of phosphorous gets completely filled.  

thus, we can conclude that electrons are transferred from atoms of sodium to atoms of phosphorous. this transfer makes the sodium atoms donate one electron and the phosphorous atoms to gain one electron. as a result, the sodium and phosphorus atoms strongly attract each other.