Question

Gaseous ammonia chemically reacts with oxygen O2 gas to produce nitrogen monoxide gas and water vapor. Calculate the moles of ammonia needed to produce 1.70 mol of nitrogen monoxide. Be sure your answer has a unit symbol, if necessary, and round it to 3 significant digits.

Answer 1

1.7 moles of ammonia, NH₃.

Step-by-step explanation:

We'll begin by writing the balanced equation for the reaction. This is illustrated below:

4NH₃ + 5O₂ —> 4NO + 6H₂O

From the balanced equation above,

4 moles of NH₃ reacted to produce 4 moles of NO.

Finally, we shall determine the number of mole of ammonia, NH₃, needed to produce 1.7 moles of nitrogen monoxide, NO. This can be obtained as follow:

From the balanced equation above,

4 moles of NH₃ reacted to produce 4 moles of NO.

Therefore, 1.7 moles of NH₃ will also react to produce 1.7 moles of NO.

Thus, 1.7 moles of ammonia, NH₃, is required.