A mixture of gaseous reactants is put into a cylinder, where a chemical reaction turns them into gaseous products. Thie cylinder has a piston that moves in or out, as necessary, to keep a constant pressure on the mixture of 1 atm. The cylinder is also submerged in a large insulated water bath. The temperature of the water bath is monitored, and it is determined from this data that 181.kJ of heat flows out of the system during the reaction. a. Is the reaction exothermic or endothermic?
b. Does the temperature of the water bath go up or down?
c. Does the piston move in or out?

they are made of gases.

they have a spherical shape.

they make energy through fusion.

as given the equation is

2al + 6 hcl > 2 alcl3 + 3 h2(g)

as per equation two moles of aluminum reacts with six moles of hcl to give two moles of alcl3 and three moles of hydrogen gas

given: three moles of al are present and 7 moles of hcl

for three moles of aluminum nine moles of hcl will be required

however as 7 moles of hcl are present so the limiting reagent is hcl

hcl is going to decide the number of moles of product formed

when six moles of hcl are present = 3 moles of h2 are formed

when one mole of hcl is present == 3/6 mole sof h2 will be formed

when 7 moles of hcl are present = 3 x 7/ 6 moles of h2 will be formed = 3.5 moles of h2