Question

For the following reaction, 6.99 grams of oxygen gas are mixed with excess nitrogen gas . The reaction yields 10.5 grams of nitrogen monoxide . nitrogen ( g ) oxygen ( g ) nitrogen monoxide ( g ) What is the theoretical yield of nitrogen monoxide

Answer 1

13.11 g.

Step-by-step explanation:

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

N2 + O2 —> 2NO

Next, we shall determine the mass of O2 that reacted and the mass of NO produced from the balanced equation. This is illustrated below:

Molar mass of O2 = 16x2 = 32 g/mol

Mass of O2 from the balanced equation = 1 x 32 = 32 g.

Molar mass of NO = 14 + 16 = 30 g/mol

Mass of NO from the balanced equation = 2 x 30 = 60 g.

From the balanced equation above,

32 g of O2 reacted to produce 60 g of NO.

Finally, we shall determine the theoretical yield of NO as follow:

From the balanced equation above,

32 g of O2 reacted to produce 60 g of NO.

Therefore, 6.99 g of O2 will react to produce = (6.99 x 60)/32 = 13.11 g of NO.

Therefore, the theoretical yield of nitrogen monoxide, NO is 13.11 g.