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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

4NH3 +5O2 ----> 4NO +6H2O
when 1 mole of NH3 and 1 mole of O2 are made to react to complition then ____ .
​a. all O2 will consumed .
​b. 1 mole of NO will produced .
​c. 1 mole of H2O will produced .
​d. all NH3 will consumed

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Bhavya
9 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.