Bhavya
Last Activity: 8 Years ago
Dear student
In the reaction
4NH3 + 5O2----> 4NO + 6H2O
4moles 5 moles 4 moles 6 moles
This means that 4 moles of NH3 is reacts with 5 moles of O2
i.e. 1 mole of NH3 requires = 5/4 *1 = 1.25 moles of O2
But we have 1 mole of it in question which makes O2 as limiting agent.