<u>Answer:</u> The mass of aluminium required is 1.38 grams.
<u>Explanation:</u>
To calculate the number of moles, we use the equation:
.....(1)
Given mass of = 4.40 g
Molar mass of = 229 g/mol
Putting values in equation 1, we get:
For the given chemical equation:
By Stoichiometry of the reaction:
3 moles of reacts with 8 moles of aluminium
So, 0.0192 moles of will react with = of aluminium
Now, calculating the mass of aluminium by using equation 1, we get:
Molar mass of aluminium = 27 g/mol
Moles of aluminium = 0.0512 moles
Putting values in equation 1, we get:
Hence, the mass of aluminium required is 1.38 grams.