Answer:
Ammonia is limiting reactant
Amount of oxygen left = 0.035 mol
Explanation:
Given data:
Masa of ammonia = 2.00 g
Mass of oxygen = 4.00 g
Which is limiting reactant = ?
Excess reactant's amount left = ?
Solution:
Balance chemical equation:
4NH₃ + 3O₂ → 2N₂ + 6H₂O
Number of moles of ammonia:
Number of moles = mass/molar mass
Number of moles = 2.00 g/ 17 g/mol
Number of moles = 0.12 mol
Number of moles of oxygen:
Number of moles = mass/molar mass
Number of moles = 4.00 g/ 32 g/mol
Number of moles = 0.125 mol
Now we will compare the moles of ammonia and oxygen with water and nitrogen.
NH₃ : N₂
4 : 2
0.12 : 2/4×0.12 = 0.06
NH₃ : H₂O
4 : 6
0.12 : 6/4×0.12 = 0.18
O₂ : N₂
3 : 2
0.125 : 2/3×0.125 = 0.08
O₂ : H₂O
3 : 6
0.125 : 6/3×0.125 = 0.25
The number of moles of water and nitrogen formed by ammonia are less thus ammonia will be limiting reactant.
Amount of oxygen left:
NH₃ : O₂
4 : 3
0.12 : 3/4×0.12= 0.09
Amount of oxygen react = 0.09 mol
Amount of oxygen left = 0.125 - 0.09 = 0.035 mol
