Elemental chlorine was first produced by Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1774 using the reaction of pyrolusite (MnO2) with sulfuric acid and sodium chloride: 4 NaCl(s) + 2 H,SO4(€) + MNO2(s) → | 2 Na,SO4(s) +...

Extracted text: Elemental chlorine was first produced by Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1774 using the reaction of pyrolusite (MnO2) with sulfuric acid and sodium chloride: 4 NaCl(s) + 2 H,SO4(€) + MNO2(s) → | 2 Na,SO4(s) + MnCl,(s) + 2 H,O(e) + Cl2(g)


Extracted text: Calculate the minimum mass of MnO2 required to gener- ate 5.32 L gaseous chlorine, measured at a pressure of 0.953 atm and a temperature of 33°C.