Question

The reaction for the industrial production of hydrogen cyanide is given below.

2CH4 + 2NH3 + 3O2 --> 2HCN + 6H2O

What mass of NH3 is required for the synthesis of 1.5 × 105 kg of HCN if the reaction has a 97.5% yield?

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