J.R. S. answered 02/16/19
Ph.D. University Professor with 10+ years Tutoring Experience
Moles HNO3 desired = 4.73 tons x 2x103 lbs/ton x 453.6 g/lb x 1 mol/63 g = 6.81x104 moles HNO3
Moles NH3 needed = 6.81x104 mol HNO3 x 4 mol NH3/mol HNO3 = 2.72x105 moles NH3 needed
Three reactions each at 80% yield = 51.2% overall yield. To correct for this, moles NH3 = 2.72x105 mol/0.512 = 5.31x105 moles NH3
Mass NH3 = 5.32x105 mol x 17g/mol = 9.03x106 g NH3