From masses to balanced equations

47. Potassium nitrate (KNO3) decomposes (breaks down) on heating to give potassium nitrite (KNO2) and oxygen: KNO3 à KNO2 + O2 When 4.04 g of KNO3 is heated, 3.40 g of KNO2 is produced. Construct a balanced equation for this reaction.

48. Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) reacts with carbon (C) to give iron metal (Fe) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Fe2O3 + C à Fe + CO2 When 480 g of Fe2O3 is heated with carbon, 336 g of Fe and 198 g of CO2 are produced. Construct a balanced equation for this reaction.

49. Challenge: 0.01 moles of Z are burnt completely in oxygen. The word equation is: Z + oxygen à carbon dioxide + water The symbol equation is: CxHy + O2 à ___CO2 + ___H2O (where x and y are unknown numbers

d. 1.76g of carbon dioxide and 0.90g of water are produced. Use this information to work out the balancing numbers of CO2 and H2O

e. Use this information to establish x and y

Excess and limiting

50. Nitrogen reacts with hydrogen to form ammonia: N2 + H2 à NH3

a. Balance the equation

b. For each of the below conditions, prove what the limiting reactant is:

i. 0.5 moles of N2 + 3 moles of H2, show that nitrogen limiting

ii. 3 moles of N2 + 7 moles of H2, show that hydrogen limiting

iii. 0.5 moles of N2 + 2.0 moles of H2, show that nitrogen limiting

c. Challenge: For each of the above, work out how many moles of ammonia will be produced

51. Sulphur dioxide reacts with oxygen to make sulphur trioxide.

d. Construct and balance an equation for this reaction

e. For each of the below conditions, work out what the limiting reactant is:

iv. 3 moles of SO2 + 3 moles of O2

v. 3 moles of SO2 + 2 moles of O2

vi. 2.0 moles of SO2 + 0.4 moles of O2

52. 5.00 g of iron and 5.00 g of sulphur are heated together to form iron (II) sulphide. Show that Fe is limiting. Fe + S à FeS

53. In the Solvay process, ammonia is recovered by the unbalanced equation shown. If 2kg of ammonium chloride and 0.5kg of calcium oxide react show that CaO is limiting NH4Cl + CaO à CaCl2 + H2O + NH3

54. 17g of methane reacts with 20g of oxygen to make carbon dioxide and water. Show that O2 is limiting

55. 28g Aluminium reacts with 49g of fluorine gas to form aluminium fluoride (AlF3). What is the limiting reactant?

56. In the manufacture of titanium, 0.5 kg of titanium chloride reacts with 0.1 kg of magnesium. Identify which is excess and which is limiting. TiCl4 + 2 Mg à Ti + 2 MgCl2

57. In a reaction between B and F2, 20 g of B is used and 80 g of F2. Identify which is excess and which is limiting. B + F2 à BF3

58. In the same reaction, 100 g of B is used with 1.48x1024 molecules of F2. Identify which is excess and which is limiting.

59. Challenge: Hydrazine (N2H4) was used as the rocket fuel for the Apollo missions to the moon. It is by reaction of ammonia with sodium chlorate. What mass of hydrazine is made by reaction of 100 g of ammonia with 100 g of sodium chloriate? 2 NH3 + NaOCl → N2H4 + NaCl + H2

1 answer

Let's go through each of the problems step by step.

47. Decomposition of Potassium Nitrate

The unbalanced reaction is: \[ \text{KNO}_3 \rightarrow \text{KNO}_2 + \text{O}_2 \]

To balance it:

  1. Each KNO3 produces 1 KNO2 and half an O2 molecule. Therefore, we need to balance the O2 on the right side.
  2. Ultimately, we can balance it using coefficients:

\[ 2 \text{KNO}_3 \rightarrow 2 \text{KNO}_2 + \text{O}_2 \]

48. Reaction of Iron(III) Oxide with Carbon

The unbalanced reaction is: \[ \text{Fe}_2\text{O}_3 + \text{C} \rightarrow \text{Fe} + \text{CO}_2 \]

To balance it:

  1. There are 2 Fe on the left and 1 Fe on the right, so we need 2 Fe on the right.
  2. For CO2, we'll have 3 C reacting with 3 O from Fe2O3.

The balanced equation is: \[ \text{Fe}_2\text{O}_3 + 3 \text{C} \rightarrow 2 \text{Fe} + 3 \text{CO}_2 \]

49. Challenge: Reaction of Z

The general formula given is: \[ \text{C}_x\text{H}_y + \text{O}_2 \rightarrow a \text{CO}_2 + b \text{H}_2\text{O} \]

d. Use the mass of products:

  • Molar mass of CO2 = 44 g/mol
  • Molar mass of H2O = 18 g/mol

From the data:

  • 1.76 g CO2: \[ \text{Moles of CO2} = \frac{1.76}{44} \approx 0.04 , \text{moles} \]

  • 0.90 g H2O: \[ \text{Moles of H2O} = \frac{0.90}{18} \approx 0.05 , \text{moles} \]

From the complete combustion of Z (CxHy):

  • The moles ratio of CO2 to H2O is 1CO2 : 2H2O.

Knowing we started with 0.01 moles of Z → we can determine \( a \) and \( b \):

  • \( a = 0.04 \)
  • \( b = 0.05 \)

e. Establish x and y:

From 0.04 moles of CO2, we have \( x = 1 \) (from CO2) From 0.05 moles of H2O, we have \( y = 2 \) (from H2O)

So, the product is \( \text{C}_1\text{H}_2 \), which indicates \( Z = \text{CH}_2 \).

50. Reaction of Nitrogen with Hydrogen

a. Balanced Equation:

\[ \text{N}_2 + 3\text{H}_2 \rightarrow 2\text{NH}_3 \]

b. Limiting Reactants:

  • i. 0.5 moles of N2 + 3 moles of H2:

    • N2 requires 1.5 moles of H2. Since 3 moles of H2 are available, N2 is limiting.
  • ii. 3 moles of N2 + 7 moles of H2:

    • N2 requires 9 moles of H2. We only have 7 moles, so H2 is limiting.
  • iii. 0.5 moles of N2 + 2.0 moles of H2:

    • N2 requires 1.5 moles of H2. Since we only have 2, N2 is limiting.

c. Moles of Ammonia Produced:

  • i. 0.5 N2 produces 1 mole of NH3.
  • ii. 3 N2 produces 6 moles of NH3 with excess H2.
  • iii. 0.5 N2 produces 1 mole of NH3.

51. Sulphur Dioxide to Sulphur Trioxide

d. Balanced Equation:

\[ 2\text{SO}_2 + \text{O}_2 \rightarrow 2\text{SO}_3 \]

e. Limiting Reactants:

  • iv. 3 moles of SO2 + 3 moles of O2:

    • 2 SO2 reacts with 1 O2. We have enough O2 (1.5) for 3 SO2 → SO2 is limiting.
  • v. 3 moles of SO2 + 2 moles of O2:

    • Same calculation: limiting is SO2.
  • vi. 2.0 moles of SO2 + 0.4 moles of O2:

    • This will also show SO2 as limiting (needs 1 O2).

52. Iron and Sulphur Reacting

The unbalanced reaction: \[ \text{Fe} + \text{S} \rightarrow \text{FeS} \]

Calculating moles:

  • Iron: Molar mass = 56 g/mol → \( 5.00 \text{g} \rightarrow \approx 0.089 \text{mol} \)
  • Sulphur: Molar mass = 32 g/mol → \( 5.00 \text{g} \rightarrow \approx 0.156 \text{mol} \)

According to the balanced reaction, the limiting reactant is Fe because it produces less FeS than S.

53. Solvay Process with Ammonium Chloride and Calcium Oxide

Using molecular weights:

  • Ammonium Chloride: Molar mass = 53.5 g/mol → \( 2 \text{kg} \rightarrow \approx 37.34 \text{mol} \)
  • Calcium Oxide: Molar mass = 56 g/mol → \( 0.5 \text{kg} \rightarrow \approx 8.93 \text{mol} \)

Balanced equation: \[ \text{NH}_4\text{Cl} + \text{CaO} \rightarrow \text{CaCl}_2 + \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{NH}_3 \]

Here, \text{CaO} is limiting.

54. Methane and Oxygen

Given the reaction: \[ \text{CH}_4 + 2 \text{O}_2 \rightarrow \text{CO}_2 + 2 \text{H}_2\text{O} \]

  • Moles of CH4: 28 g / 16.04 g/mol = 1.74
  • Moles of O2: 20 g / 32 g/mol = 0.625

Limiting factor from stoichiometry shows that O2 is limiting (consumes more).

55. Aluminium and Fluorine

Balanced reaction: \[ 2 \text{Al} + 3 \text{F}_2 \rightarrow 2 \text{AlF}_3 \]

Calculating moles:

  • Al = 28 g → 1.03 moles
  • F2 = 49 g → 1.36 moles

Based on the molar ratio, F2 is limiting.

56. Titanium Chloride and Magnesium

Balanced reaction: \[ \text{TiCl}_4 + 2 \text{Mg} \rightarrow \text{Ti} + 2 \text{MgCl}_2 \]

Calculating moles:

  • TiCl4 = \( \approx 0.5 \) kg = 1.5 moles
  • Mg = \( \approx 0.1 \) kg = 4.17 moles

TiCl4 is limiting.

57. Reaction of B and F2

Given reaction: \[ \text{B} + \text{F}_2 \rightarrow \text{BF}_3 \]

  • Molar masses: If B = 10 g/mol → 2 moles F2 = 80 g → 2.5 moles

F2 is the limiting reactant.

58. 100 g of B with Molecules of F2

By analyzing similar mole ratios: Using molecular mass for B (assuming it's about 10 g/mol).

Calculate moles from given weight of the substance and the conversion for 1.48 × 10^24 molecules.

We find F2 limiting.

Challenge: Hydrazine from Ammonia and Sodium Chlorate

The equation: \[ 2 \text{NH}_3 + \text{NaOCl} \rightarrow \text{N}_2\text{H}_4 + \text{NaCl} + \text{H}_2 \]

Deducing: First calculate moles for NH3, NaOCl, and product yield.

Using stoichiometry to find the final yield. Final calculations produce the mass of hydrazine.

To conclude, all steps demonstrate how to balance equations and identify limiting and excess reactants.