Answer:
10 moles of ammonia could be obtained from a maximum of 5.0 moles of nitrogen.
Explanation:
The balanced reaction is:
N₂ + 3 H₂ → 2 NH₃
By reaction stoichiometry (that is, the relationship between the amount of reagents and products in a chemical reaction), the following amounts of moles of each compound participate in the reaction:
- N₂: 1 mole
- H₂: 3 moles
- NH₃: 2 moles
Then you can apply the following rule of three: if by reaction stoichiometry 1 mole of nitrogen produces 2 moles of ammonia, 5 moles of nitrogen produces how many moles of ammonia?
[tex]moles of ammonia=\frac{5 moles of nitrogen*2 moles of ammonia}{1 mole of nitrogen}[/tex]
moles of ammonia= 10
10 moles of ammonia could be obtained from a maximum of 5.0 moles of nitrogen.
