Assuming all gases are at the same temperature and pressure, how many milliliters of hydrogen gas must react to give 41.0 mL of NH3?

3H2(g)+N2(g)→2NH3(g)

User Icon for Scott Scott answered
8 years ago

(3 / 2) * 41.0

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To find the amount of hydrogen gas required to produce 41.0 mL of NH3, we can use the balanced chemical equation and the concept of stoichiometry.

The balanced chemical equation is:

3H2(g) + N2(g) → 2NH3(g)

From the equation, we can see that the stoichiometric ratio between H2 and NH3 is 3:2. This means that for every 3 molecules of H2, we get 2 molecules of NH3.

Now, let's calculate the amount of H2 in moles using the ideal gas law equation:

PV = nRT

Where:
P = pressure (assumed to be constant)
V = volume in liters
n = number of moles
R = ideal gas constant (0.0821 L·atm/mol·K)
T = temperature (assumed to be constant)

Since we are given the volume of H2 and NH3 in milliliters, we need to convert them to liters:

41.0 mL = 41.0 mL x (1 L / 1000 mL) = 0.041 L

Now, let's calculate the number of moles of NH3 produced. According to the stoichiometry, 2 moles of NH3 are produced for every 3 moles of H2 reacted:

Moles of NH3 = (moles of H2 / 3) x 2

To find the moles of H2, we can rearrange the ideal gas law equation to solve for n:

n = PV / RT

Assuming that the temperature and pressure are constant, we can use the values to calculate the number of moles of H2:

n (H2) = (P(H2) x V(H2)) / (R x T)

Since the gases are assumed to be at the same temperature and pressure, we can cancel out these terms.

Now, let's substitute the values into the equation:

n (H2) = (P(H2) x V(H2)) / (R x T)

Given that the pressure and volume are not provided, this calculation cannot be done with the given information.