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What is gram equivalent and equivalent mass?
I see. Can you give me an example?
Sure. Say we have a reaction where 2 moles of hydrochloric acid react with 1 mole of magnesium to produce 1 mole of hydrogen gas and 1 mole of magnesium chloride. If we want to know how much hydrochloric acid we need to produce 5 moles of magnesium chloride, we can use the equivalent mass of hydrochloric acid to calculate it. In this case, the equivalent mass of hydrochloric acid is 36.5 grams per equivalent, since it has one reactive proton and a molar mass of 36.5 grams per mole. So, we would need 7.3 moles of hydrochloric acid to produce 5 moles of magnesium chloride.