5) Determine the mass if lithium hydroxide that is produced when 12.87 g of lithium
nitride reacts with an excess of water according to the following process.
Li:N + 3 H2O → 3 LiOH + NH3

Respuesta :

Answer: 26.54 grams

Explanation:

To calculate the moles :

[tex]\text{Moles of solute}=\frac{\text{given mass}}{\text{Molar Mass}}[/tex]    

[tex]\text{Moles of lithium nitride}=\frac{12.87g}{34.83g/mol}=0.369moles[/tex]

[tex]Li_3N+3H_2O\rightarrow 3LiOH+NH_3[/tex]  

[tex]Li_3N[/tex] is the limiting reagent as it limits the formation of product and [tex]H_2O[/tex] is the excess reagent

According to stoichiometry :

As 1 moles of [tex]Li_3N[/tex] give = 3 moles of [tex]LiOH[/tex]

Thus 0.369 moles of [tex]O_2[/tex] give =[tex]\frac{3}{1}\times 0.369=1.108moles[/tex]  of [tex]LiOH[/tex]

Mass of [tex]LiOH=moles\times {\text {Molar mass}}=1.108moles\times 23.95g/mol=26.54g[/tex]

Thus  26.54 g of [tex]LiOH[/tex] will be produced from the given mass.