Molar mass of NaOH = 23 + 16 + 1 = 40.0 g/mol
Molar mass of HCl = 1 + 35.5 = 36.5 g/mol
NaOH + HCl = NaCl + H2O
1*40 g NaOH ------> 1*36.5 g HCl
g NaOH -------> 7.3 g HCl
36.5 g = 40 * 7.3
36.5 g = 292
mass ( NaOH ) = 292 / 36.5
mass ( NaOH ) = 8.0 g of NaOH
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