Question

if the percent yield ofr the following reaction is 75% and 45.0g of NO2 are consumed with ercess water in the reaction. how many grams of nitric acid HNO3(aq) are produced.

Answer 1

30.8 grams of nitric acid are produced

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's state the reaction:

3 NO₂ + H₂O → 2 HNO₃ + NO

If water is the excess reagent, then the limiting is the gas.

We convert the mass to moles:

45 g . 1 mol/ 46 g = 0.978 moles

Ratio is 3:2. 3 moles of gas can produce 2 moles of acid

Then, 0.978 moles may produce (0.978 . 2) /3 = 0.652 moles of acid

This is the 100% yield, but in this case, the percent yield is 75%

0.652 moles . 0.75 = 0.489 moles

Let's convert the moles to mass → 0.489 mol . 63g / 1mol = 30.8 g