A) To find the number of moles of a compound, we can use the Molarity formula, which tells us that molarity is equal to the number of moles divided by the volume in liters.
M = n/V
Now in our question we have a few informations, the molarity and the volume
0.135M = n/0.04L
Therefore the number of moles will be:
n = 0.135M * 0.04L
n = 0.0054 moles or 5.4 * 10^-3 moles
B) Using the same molarity equation as it was used in letter A, we can find the number of moles:
M = n/V
0.0203M = n/0.00928
n = 0.000188 moles or 1.88 * 10^-4
C) Since the ratio of this reaction HCl + NaOH is 1:1, which means I need 1 mol of HCl to react with 1 mol of NaOH, we can easily find the excess by subtracting both numbers of moles:
Moles of HCl - Moles of HCl that reacted
0.0054 - 0.00018 = 0.0052 of excess of HCl or 5.2 * 10^-3
HCl + NaOH -> NaCl + H2O