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A Bottle Containing 1,665 G of Sulfuric Acid (H2SO4, 98 \rightarrow

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A bottle containing 1,665 g of sulfuric acid (H2SO4, 98.08 g/mol) was spilled in a laboratory. The emergency spill kit contained a full 2.0 kg bottle of sodium carbonate (105.99 g/mol) . Is this enough sodium carbonate to neutralize the acid according to the following reaction?
H2SO4(aq) + Na2CO3(s) \rightarrow Na2SO4(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)


A) Yes, there is about 50% more than what is needed.
B) Yes, there is exactly enough sodium carbonate, but no excess.
C) No, there is not enough sodium carbonate, but the amount is only about 10% too small.
D) No, there is not nearly enough sodium carbonate.
E) Yes, but there is only about 10% excess.

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