What volume of ammonia, in #cm^3#, can be prepared by reacting 20 #cm^3# of nitrogen gas with 30 #cm^3# of hydrogen gas?
Assuming that all volume are measured at the same temperature and pressure and the reaction goes to completion.
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50
The answer given is A. 20, why?
Assuming that all volume are measured at the same temperature and pressure and the reaction goes to completion.
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50
The answer given is A. 20, why?
The volume of ammonia that can be prepared is
This appears to be a gas volume limiting reactant problem.
Gay-Lussac's Law of Combining Volumes, which states that "the ratio between the volumes of the reactant gases and the products can be expressed in simple whole numbers," must therefore be applied.
First, write the chemical equation that is balanced.
The reaction's equation is
The ratio is 1:3:2, according to the balanced equation's coefficients.
Thus, we may state that
Step 2: Determine the reactant that is limiting.
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The balanced chemical equation for the reaction between nitrogen gas (N2) and hydrogen gas (H2) to form ammonia (NH3) is:
N2(g) + 3H2(g) → 2NH3(g)
According to the stoichiometry of the reaction, 1 volume of nitrogen gas reacts with 3 volumes of hydrogen gas to produce 2 volumes of ammonia gas.
Given that 20 cm^3 of nitrogen gas and 30 cm^3 of hydrogen gas are reacted, we can determine the volume of ammonia gas produced using the volume ratios from the balanced equation.
20 cm^3 of N2 will require (3/1) * 20 = 60 cm^3 of H2 to react completely.
Since only 30 cm^3 of H2 is available, we can only react (1/3) * 30 = 10 cm^3 of N2.
Therefore, the limiting reactant is hydrogen gas, and according to the stoichiometry, it will produce half its volume in ammonia gas. Thus, the volume of ammonia gas produced is 10 cm^3 / 2 = 5 cm^3.
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