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What mass of silver chloride (AgCl) can be produced from the reaction between 50 mL of 0.1 M silver nitrate (AgNO3) and 100 mL of 0.2 M hydrochloric acid (HCl)? Also, determine which reactant is in excess and by how much.

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First, we need to write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction:AgNO3 aq  + HCl aq   AgCl s  + HNO3 aq From the balanced equation, we can see that the reaction occurs in a 1:1 ratio between AgNO3 and HCl.Now, we can calculate the moles of each reactant:Moles of AgNO3 =  0.1 M  0.050 L  = 0.005 molesMoles of HCl =  0.2 M  0.100 L  = 0.020 molesSince the reaction occurs in a 1:1 ratio, the limiting reactant is AgNO3, as there are fewer moles of it. We will use the moles of AgNO3 to determine the mass of AgCl produced.Moles of AgCl = moles of AgNO3 = 0.005 molesNow, we need to find the molar mass of AgCl:AgCl = 107.87 g/mol  Ag  + 35.45 g/mol  Cl  = 143.32 g/molFinally, we can calculate the mass of AgCl produced:Mass of AgCl =  0.005 moles  143.32 g/mol  = 0.717 gSo, 0.717 grams of AgCl can be produced from the reaction.Now, let's determine the excess reactant and by how much:Since AgNO3 is the limiting reactant, HCl is in excess. We need to find out how many moles of HCl are left after the reaction.Moles of HCl used = moles of AgNO3 = 0.005 molesMoles of HCl remaining = initial moles of HCl - moles of HCl used = 0.020 moles - 0.005 moles = 0.015 molesThus, HCl is in excess by 0.015 moles.

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