Hi I have this one question. Please help me as soon as possible!!

Question

2 NH3 + 3CuO g 3 Cu + N2 + 3 H2O

In the above equation how many moles of water can be made when 3 moles of NH3 are consumed ?

please help

Answer 1

Hi Mark,

I think your chemical reaction is 2 NH₃ + 3 CuO (g) → 3 Cu + N₂ + 3 H₂O. Going off this reaction, we can see that for every 2 moles of NH₃ consumed, 3 moles of H₂O are produced, and we can write the mole ratio of NH₃ to H₂O is 2/3. To find the number of moles of water (H₂O) produced when 3 moles of NH₃ are consumed, we can use the mole ratio:

moles NH₃ / moles H₂O = 2/3 = 3/n (n is the number of moles of water produced)

⇒ n = 3 * 3/2 = 4.5 moles of water produced.

Hope this helps,

Akshat Y.