Ammonia reacts with oxygen to form nitric acid oxide and water vapor. What is the theoretical yield of water vapor if you start with 20.0 g of ammonia and 50.0 g of oxygen?Identify the limiting reactant. 4NH3 + 5O2 —> 4NO + 6H2O

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Answer:

amount of water produced = 31.76 g of water

Explanation:

20 g of ammonia has [tex]\frac{20}{17}[/tex] moles of ammonia

and 50 g of Oxygen has [tex]\frac{50}{32}[/tex] moles of oxygen .

to find the limiting agent we have to find the mole ratio

mole ratio of ammonia = [tex]\frac{20}{17\times 4}=0.29[/tex]

mole ratio of oxygen = [tex]\frac{50}{32\times 5}=0.31\\[/tex]

therefore the limiting reagent is ammonia.

4 moles ammonia gives 6 moles of water

therefore 1 mole of ammonia gives [tex]\frac{6}{4}[/tex] moles of water

therefore [tex]\frac{20}{17}[/tex] moles of ammonia gives [tex]\frac{6}{4}\times \frac{20}{17}[/tex] moles of water.

amount of water produced = 1.76 moles of water = 31.76 g of water