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1)Determine the limiting reactant. Express your answer as a chemical formula. 2)

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Question

1)Determine the limiting reactant.

Express your answer as a chemical formula.

2) Determine the theoretical yield of urea

Express your answer using four significant figures.

3) Determine the percent yield for the reaction.

Express your answer using three significant figures.

Urea (CH4N2O) kg of urea. 1)Determine the limiting reactant. Express your answer as a chemical formula. 2) Determine the theoretical yield of urea Express your answer using four significant figures. 3) Determine the percent yield for the reaction. Express your answer using three significant figures. {rm kg} of carbon dioxide and obtains 161.8kg kg of ammonia with 211.4 kg 2;{rm{NH}}_3 (aq); + ;{rm{CO}}_2 (aq); to ;{rm{CH}}_4 {rm{N}}_2 {rm{O}}(aq); + ;{rm{H}}_2 {rm{O}}(l) In an industrial synthesis of urea, a chemist combines 140.5kg ({rm{NH}}_3 ) with carbon dioxide as follows: 2NH3(aq)+CO2(aq)?CH4N2O(aq)+H2O(l) ({rm{CH}}_4 {rm{N}}_2 {rm{O}}) is a common fertilizer that can be synthesized by the reaction of ammonia (NH3)

Explanation / Answer

1)

Molar mass of NH3,

MM = 1*MM(N) + 3*MM(H)

= 1*14.01 + 3*1.008

= 17.034 g/mol

mass(NH3)= 140500.0 g

use:

number of mol of NH3,

n = mass of NH3/molar mass of NH3

=(140500.0 g)/(17.03 g/mol)

= 8.248*10^3 mol

Molar mass of CO2,

MM = 1*MM(C) + 2*MM(O)

= 1*12.01 + 2*16.0

= 44.01 g/mol

mass(CO2)= 211400.0 g

use:

number of mol of CO2,

n = mass of CO2/molar mass of CO2

=(211400.0 g)/(44.01 g/mol)

= 4.803*10^3 mol

Balanced chemical equation is:

2 NH3 + CO2 ---> CH4NO2 + H2O

2 mol of NH3 reacts with 1 mol of CO2

for 8.248*10^3 mol of NH3, 4.124*10^3 mol of CO2 is required

But we have 4.803*10^3 mol of CO2

so, NH3 is limiting reagent

Answer: NH3

2)

we will use NH3 in further calculation

Molar mass of CH4NO2,

MM = 1*MM(C) + 4*MM(H) + 1*MM(N) + 2*MM(O)

= 1*12.01 + 4*1.008 + 1*14.01 + 2*16.0

= 62.052 g/mol

According to balanced equation

mol of CH4NO2 formed = (1/2)* moles of NH3

= (1/2)*8.248*10^3

= 4.124*10^3 mol

use:

mass of CH4NO2 = number of mol * molar mass

= 4.124*10^3*62.05

= 2.559*10^5 g

Answer: 2.559*10^2 Kg

3)

% yield = actual mass*100/theoretical mass

= 1.618*10^5*100/2.559*10^5

= 63.23%

Answer: 63.2%