Final answer:
The number of moles of the product formed can be calculated using the given quantity of oxygen. If you start with 2.36 mol of oxygen, you will produce 2.36 mol of NO2.
Step-by-step explanation:
The number of moles of the product formed can be calculated using the given quantity of oxygen. The balanced chemical equation shows that 1 mol of oxygen reacts with 1 mol of NO to produce 1 mol of NO2. Therefore, if you start with 2.36 mol of oxygen, you will also produce 2.36 mol of NO2.
To calculate the number of moles of NO2 produced from 2.36 moles of O2, use the stoichiometry of the reaction 2NO + O2 -> 2NO2. For each mole of O2, 2 moles of NO2 will be formed, thus 2.36 moles of O2 will produce 4.72 moles of NO2.
The student has asked how to calculate the number of moles of the product formed when starting with 2.36 moles of oxygen for the reaction NO + O2 -> NO2. The given chemical equation shows that 2 moles of nitric oxide (NO) react with 1 mole of oxygen (O2) to produce 2 moles of nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Assuming that oxygen is the limiting reactant and knowing that we start with 2.36 moles of oxygen, we can calculate the number of moles of NO2 produced using the stoichiometry of the balanced equation.
Step 1: Write the balanced chemical equation.
2NO(g) + O2 (g) → 2NO2 (g)
Step 2: According to the stoichiometry of the reaction, for every 1 mole of O2 used, 2 moles of NO2 are produced.
Step 3: Calculate the moles of NO2 produced. 2.36 moles O2 x (2 moles NO2 / 1 mole O2) = 4.72 moles NO2.
Therefore, from 2.36 moles of O2, 4.72 moles of NO2 will be formed.