General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 3 - Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations - Exercises - Page 122: 3.88

Answer

12.9 g $O_{2}$ or 13 g $O_{2}$

Work Step by Step

The strategy to find the mass of $O_{2}$ that react with 5.5 g $NH_{3}$ is: g $NH_{3}$ ${\rightarrow}$ mol $NH_{3}$ ${\rightarrow}$ mol $O_{2}$${\rightarrow}$ g $O_{2}$ The conversion factors are: $\frac{1 mol (NH_{3})}{Molar mass (NH_{3})}$ to convert to moles $NH_{3}$, where Molar mass $NH_{3}$: Molar mass $NH_{3}$ = 1 x 14.0 + 3 x 1.0 = 17.0 g $\frac{5 mol (O_{2})}{4 mol (NH_{3})}$, to convert the moles of $NH_{3}$ to mol of $O_{2}$. $\frac{Molar mass(O_{2})}{1 mol(O_{2})}$ to convert to g of $O_{2}$, where the molar mass of $O_{2}$ is: Molar mass $O_{2}$ = 2 x 16.0 = 32.0 g Now we use the conversion factors to find the mas of oxygen: 5.5 g $NH_{3}$ x $\frac{1 mol (NH_{3})}{Molar mass (NH_{3})}$ x $\frac{5 mol (O_{2})}{4 mol (NH_{3})}$ x $\frac{Molar mass(O_{2})}{1 mol(O_{2})}$ = 5.5 g $NH_{3}$ x $\frac{1 mol (NH_{3})}{17 g (NH_{3})}$ x $\frac{5 mol (O_{2})}{4 mol (NH_{3})}$ x $\frac{ 32 g(O_{2})}{1 mol(O_{2})}$ = 12.9 g $O_{2}$ or 13 g $O_{2}$
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