Question
Hydrogen cyanide is used in the production of cyanimid fertilisers. It is produced by the
following reaction:
2CH4 + 2NH3 + 3O2 2HCN + 6H2O
(a) How much hydrogen cyanide can be produced starting with 100 kg of each of the
reactants?
(b) Which is the limiting reagent?
following reaction:
2CH4 + 2NH3 + 3O2 2HCN + 6H2O
(a) How much hydrogen cyanide can be produced starting with 100 kg of each of the
reactants?
(b) Which is the limiting reagent?
Answers
14,188 mol HCN
Oxygen gas is the limiting reactant
Oxygen gas is the limiting reactant
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