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?

Answers

14,188 mol HCN
Oxygen gas is the limiting reactant

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