StoichiometryStoichiometry
Consider the chemical equation:
4NH4NH
33 + 5O + 5O
22 6H 6H
22O + 4NOO + 4NO
There are several numbers involved.
What do they all mean?
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4NH4NH
33 + 5O + 5O
22 6H 6H
22O + 4NOO + 4NO
4 : 5 : 6 : 4
Can mean either:
4 molecules of NH
3 react with 5 molecules of O
2
to produce 6 molecules of H
2O and 4 molecules of NO
OR
4 moles of NH
3
react with 5 moles of O
2
18.02 g H
2O
1 mol H
2
O
6 mol H
2O
4 mol NH
3
4 NH
3
+ 5 O
2
6 H
2
O + 4 NO
How many grams of H
2O are produced if 2.2 mol
of NH
3
are combined with excess oxygen?
Stoichiometry Question (3)
2.2 mol NH
3
4 NH
3 + 5 O
2 6 H
2O + 4 NO
How many grams of NO are produced if 12 g of
O
2 is combined with excess ammonia?
4 mol NO
5 mol O
2
x
Stoichiometry Question (5)
12 g O
2
9.0 g NO
=
30.01 g NO
1 mol NO
x
1 mol O
2
4 NH
3 + 5 O
2 6 H
2O + 4 NO
a)
b)
c)
Answers
6 mol H
2O
4 mol NH
3
x 1.6 mol NH
3 2.4 mol
H
2O
=
4 mol NH
3
4 mol NO
x 0.75 mol NO 13 g
NH
3
=
17.04 g NH
3
1 mol NH
3
x
4 mol NO
4 mol NH
3
x 47 g NH
3