Nitric oxide (no) reacts with oxygen gas to form nitrogen dioxide (no2), a dark brown gas: 2no(g) + o2(g) → 2no2(g) in one experiment, 0.863 mol of no is mixed with 0.501 mol of o2. determine which of the two reactants is the limiting reactant. calculate also the number of moles of no2 produced. limiting reactant: moles of no2 produced: moles

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Answer:

1) The limiting reactant is: NO.

2) The no. of moles of NO₂ produced = 0.863 mol.

Explanation:

1)

From the balanced reaction:

2NO(g) + O₂(g) → 2NO₂(g).

It is clear that 2.0 moles of NO(g) react with 1.0 mole of O₂(g) to produce 2.0 moles NO₂(g).

NO reacts with O₂ with (2: 1) molar ratio.

So, 0.863 mol of NO reacts completely with 0.4315 mol of O₂ with the stechiometric molar ratio (2: 1) and the excess O₂ is (0.501 mol - 0.4315 mol = 0.0695 mol).

So:

The limiting reactant is: NO.

2) To get the no. of NO₂ produced, we use cross multiplication:

2.0 moles of NO(g) → produce 2.0 moles NO₂(g), from the sytichiometry.

∴ 0.863 mol of NO(g) → produce 0.863 moles NO₂(g).

So, The no. of moles of NO₂ produced = 0.863 mol.

A. The limiting reactant in the reaction is NO

B. The number of mole of NO₂ produced from the reaction is 0.863 mole

A. How to determine the limiting reactant

Data obtained from the question:

  • Mole of NO = 0.863 mole
  • Mole of O₂ = 0.501 mole

Balanced equation

2NO(g) + O₂(g) → 2NO₂(g)

From the balanced equation above,

2 moles of NO required 1 mole of O₂.

Therefore,

0.863 mole of NO will require = 0.863 / 2 = 0.4315 mole of O₂

From the above calculation, we can see that only 0.4315 mole out of 0.501 mole of O₂ given, is required to react completely with 0.863 mole of NO.

Therefore, NO is the limiting reactant

B. How to determine the mole of NO₂ produced

The limiting reactant will be used in this case

2NO(g) + O₂(g) → 2NO₂(g)

From the balanced equation above,

2 moles of NO reacted to produce 2 moles of NO₂.

Therefore,

0.863 mole of NO will also react to produce 0.863 mole of NO₂.

Thus, 0.863 mole of NO₂ was obtained from the reaction.

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