Question 1
Aluminum metal reacts with nitric acid to produce aluminum nitrate and hydrogen gas. Identify the balanced reaction that describes this process.
◦ Al + HNO
3→ AlNO
3 + H
2◦ Al + HNO
3→ AlNO
3 + H
◦ Al + 2HNO
3→ Al(NO
3)
2 + H
2◦ Al + 3HNO
3→ Al(NO
3)
3 + H
2◦ 2Al + 6HNO
3→ 2Al(NO
3)
3 + 3H
2Question 2
Ammonia reacts with hydrochloric acid to produce ammonium chloride. Identify the balanced reaction that describes this process.
◦ NH
4+ + HCl → NH
4Cl + H
◦ NH
3 + HCl → NH
4Cl
◦ NH
3 + 2HCl → NH
4Cl + H
◦ NH
4+ + 2HCl → NH
4Cl
2◦ NH
3 + 2HCl → NH
4Cl
2