Posted by courtney on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 5:03pm.
This is a limiting reagent and a percent yield problem rolled into one. I know it is limiting reagent because amounts are given for BOTH reactants.
N2 + 2H2 ==> 2NH3
mols N2 = grams/molar mass
mols H2 = grams/molar mass
Using the coefficients in the balanced equation, convert mols H2 to mols NH3.
Do the same for mols N2 to mols NH3.
It is likely that these two numbers will not be the same which means one of them is wrong. The correct answer in limiting reagent problems is ALWAYS the smaller value and the reagent producing that number is the limiting reagent. Using the smaller value convert to grams NH3. This is the theoretical yield.
%yield = (actual yield/theo yield)*100 = ?
Related Questions
CHEMISTRY - hydrogen reacts with nitrogen to produce ammonia. 3H2(g)+ N2(g) = ...
Chemistry - Ammonia is composed of hydrogen and nitrogen in a ratio of 9.33 g of...
Chemistry - Ammonia is used as a fertilizer throughout the world. It is often ...
Chemistry! - Nitrogen reacts with hydrogen to make ammonia: N2 + 3H2 -> ...
applying stoichiometry - nitrogen + hydrogen----------> ammonia How many ...
chemistry - Ammonia, NH3, for fertilixer is made by causing hydrogen and ...
chemistry NEED HELP please - N2(g) + 3H2(g) ==> 2NH3(g) A. If 16.99 g of ...
CHEMISTRY - WHAT IS THE MASS IN GRAMS OF AMMONIA PRODUCED WHEN 280G NITROGEN ...
chem - Ammonia reacts with oxygen to form nitrogen dioxide and water according ...
chemistry - in an attempt to establish the formula of an oxide of nitrogen , a ...
For Further Reading
