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Consider the equation: N2(g) + 3H2(g) ⟶ 2NH3(g). Assuming an abundance of nitrogen, how many molecules of NH3 are produced when 1614 molecules of H2 gas are consumed?

A) 3228

B) 1614

C) 4837

D) 6448

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Final answer:

From 1614 molecules of H2, we expect to form 1076 NH3 molecules based on the 2:3 ratio from the balanced chemical equation. However, due to an apparent error in the question, the closest answer provided is 1614 molecules of NH3, suggesting a typo in the question's figures.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the chemical equation N₂(g) + 3H₂(g) → 2NH₃(g), when we have an abundance of nitrogen, the amount of ammonia produced is dependent on the amount of hydrogen consumed. The balanced equation indicates that 3 molecules of H₂ are required to produce 2 molecules of NH₃. Therefore, for every 3 hydrogen molecules, 2 ammonia molecules are formed.

To find out how many ammonia molecules are produced from 1614 molecules of H₂, we use the ratio from the balanced equation:

1614 H₂ molecules × (2 NH₃ molecules / 3 H₂ molecules) = 1614/3 × 2 = 1076 NH₃ molecules
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However, since NH₃ molecules must be whole numbers and the question provided options which are multiples of the hydrogen molecules, we can deduce that a slight error has occurred in the question's figures. The closest correct option to the deduced value would be Option B: 1614 molecules of NH₃, implying that the student made a typo in the question, and the number of H₂ molecules should be 1614 × 3/2 to match one of the answer choices provided.

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