The solid fuel in the booster stage of the space shuttle is a mix- ture of ammonium perchlorate and aluminum powder. Upon igni- tion, the reaction that takes place is 6 NH4ClO4(s) 1 10 Al(s) S 5 Al2O3(s) 1 3 N2(g) 1 6 HCl(g) 1 9 H2O(g). (a) What mass of aluminum should be mixed with 1.325 kg of NH4ClO4 for this reaction? (b) Determine the mass of Al2O3 (alumina, a finely divided white powder that is produced as billows of white smoke) formed in the reaction of 3.500 3 103 kg of aluminum.

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Answer:

For A: The mass of aluminium required will be 183 g

For B: The mass of alumina produced will be [tex]6.63\times 10^6g[/tex]

Explanation:

To calculate the number of moles, we use the equation:

[tex]\text{Number of moles}=\frac{\text{Given mass}}{\text{Molar mass}}[/tex]      .....(1)

  • For a:

Given mass of [tex]NH_4ClO_4[/tex] = 1.325 kg = 1325 g   (Conversion factor:  1 kg = 1000 g)

Molar mass of [tex]NH_4ClO_4[/tex] = 117.50 g/mol

Putting values in equation 1, we get:

[tex]\text{Moles of }NH_4ClO_4=\frac{1325g}{117.50g/mol}=11.28mol[/tex]

For the given chemical reaction:

[tex]6NH_4ClO_4(s)+10Al(s)\rightarrow 5Al_2O_3(s)+3N_2(g)+6HCl(g)+9H_2O(g)[/tex]

By stoichiometry of the reaction:

6 moles of [tex]NH_4ClO_4[/tex] reacts with 10 moles of aluminium

So, 11.28 moles of [tex]NH_4ClO_4[/tex] will react with = [tex]\frac{10}{6}\times 11.28=6.77mol[/tex] of aluminium

Now, calculating the mass of aluminium by using equation 1, we get:

Molar mass of aluminium = 27.00 g/mol

Moles of aluminium = 6.77 moles

Putting values in equation 1, we get:

[tex]6.77mol=\frac{\text{Mass of aluminium}}{27.00g/mol}\\\\\text{Mass of aluminium}=(6.77mol\times 27.00g/mol)=183g[/tex]

Hence, the mass of aluminium required will be 183 g

  • For b:

Given mass of aluminium = [tex]3.500\times 10^3=3.5\times 10^6g[/tex]   (Conversion factor:  1 kg = 1000 g)

Molar mass of aluminium = 27.00 g/mol

Putting values in equation 1, we get:

[tex]\text{Moles of aluminium}=\frac{3.5\times 10^6g}{27.00g/mol}=1.3\times 10^5mol[/tex]

For the given chemical reaction:

[tex]6NH_4ClO_4(s)+10Al(s)\rightarrow 5Al_2O_3(s)+3N_2(g)+6HCl(g)+9H_2O(g)[/tex]

By stoichiometry of the reaction:

10 moles of aluminium produces 5 moles of alumina

So, [tex]1.3\times 10^5mol[/tex] of aluminium will react with = [tex]\frac{5}{10}\times 1.3\times 10^5=6.5\times 10^4mol[/tex] of alumina

Now, calculating the mass of alumina by using equation 1, we get:

Molar mass of alumina = 101.96 g/mol

Moles of alumina = [tex]6.5\times 10^4mol[/tex]

Putting values in equation 1, we get:

[tex]6.5\times 10^4mol=\frac{\text{Mass of alumina}}{101.96g/mol}\\\\\text{Mass of alumina}=(6.5\times 10^4mol\times 101.96g/mol)=6.63\times 10^6g[/tex]

Hence, the mass of alumina produced will be [tex]6.63\times 10^6g[/tex]

183g mass of aluminum should be mixed with 1.325 kg of NH₄ClO₄ and  6.63 10⁶ g of alumina produced.

How we calculate moles?

Moles of any substance can be calculated as:

n = W/M, where

W = given mass

M = molar mass

Given chemical reaction is:

6NH₄ClO₄(s) + 10Al(s) → 5Al₂O₃(s) + 3N₂(g) + 6HCl(g) + 9H₂O(g)

From the stoichiometry of the reaction:

6 moles of NH₄ClO₄ = react with 10 moles of Aluminum

1 mole of  NH₄ClO₄ = react with 10/6 moles of Aluminum

Given mass of NH₄ClO₄ = 1.325 kg

Required moles of NH₄ClO₄ can be calculated by using the above formula = 1.325 / 117.50 = 11.28 mole

11.28 mole of NH₄ClO₄ = react with 10/6 × 11.28 = 6.77 moles of Aluminum

Mass of aluminum can be calculated by using the above formula:

Mass of aluminum = 6.77 × 27 = 183 g.

From the stoichiometry of the reaction:

10 moles of Al = react with 5 moles of Al₂O₃

1 mole of Al = react with 5/10 moles of Al₂O₃

Given mass of Al = 3.500 × 10³ kg = 3.5 × 10⁶ g

Required moles of Al can be calculated by using the above formula = 3.5×10⁶/ 27 = 1.3 × 10⁵ mole

1.3 × 10⁵ mole of Al = react with 5/10 × 1.3×10⁵= 6.5×10⁴ moles of alumina

Mass of alumina can be calculated by using the above formula:

Mass of alumina = 6.5×10⁴ × 101.96 = 6.63 10⁶ g.

Hence, required mass of aluminum is 183 g and mass of alumina is 6.63 10⁶ g.

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