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Example Question #31 : Stoichiometry And Analytical Chemistry
Hydrogen can be produced on a large scale by a method called the Bosch process, by which steam is passed over heated iron shavings. The reaction is shown below:
Alternatively, hydrogen can be produced by reacting steam with natural gas, according to the following equation:
Suppose equal masses of iron and methane were available, along with excess water. What is the difference in the amount of hydrogen molecules that can be produced?
Methane will produce about eight times more hydrogen molecules
Iron will produce about eight times more hydrogen molecules
Both methods will produce equal amounts of hydrogen molecules
Iron will produce about 1.3 times more hydrogen molecules
Methane will produce about eight times more hydrogen molecules
To determine which method will produce more hydrogen molecules, convert equal masses of each reactant into molecules of hydrogen gas. The conversion requires us to convert the initial compound to moles, multiply by the molar ratio from the reaction to find moles of hydrogen, and multiply by Avogadro's number to convert to molecules.
Dividing these solutions, we see that the methane method produces roughly eight times the amount of hydrogen molecules.
Example Question #5 : Reaction Calculations And Limiting Reagent
Hydrogen can be produced on a large scale by a method called the Bosch process, by which steam is passed over heated iron shavings. The reaction is shown below:
Alternatively, hydrogen can be produced by reacting steam with natural gas, according to the following equation:
Suppose of iron react with of steam to create iron oxide and hydrogen. What is the limiting reagent and how much of the excess reactant remains?
Iron is the limiting reagent and of steam will remain
Steam is the limiting reagent and of iron will remain
Iron is a catalyst, and will not be consumed
Iron is the limiting reagent and of steam will remain
Iron is the limiting reagent and of steam will remain
In order to identify an excess reactant, we use stoichiometry to convert atoms of iron to mass of steam.
We have of steam available, but only require to fully react the given iron. Iron is thus the limiting reagent, since it will be fully consumed first.
There will be of excess steam.
Example Question #1 : Reaction Calculations And Limiting Reagent
How many milliliters of 0.5M NaOH are required to react completely with 10g of BaCO3?
200mL
400mL
50mL
100mL
200mL
First, write a balanced equation for the reaction.
Next, convert 10g BaCO3 to milliliters of NaOH.
Example Question #32 : Stoichiometry And Analytical Chemistry
Which of the following produces a solution of potassium chloride?
Potassium chloride is not soluble in water
Add of solute to one liter of water
Put of solute into a container and bring the volume to one liter by adding water while stirring
Put of solute into a container and bring the volume to by adding water while stirring
Add of solute to of water
Put of solute into a container and bring the volume to by adding water while stirring
We will be looking for a solution that results in one mole of potassium chloride per ten liters of water.
We will need to find the molecular weight of potassium chloride.
In order to get the desired concentration, we will need to add one-tenth of this amount to one liter of water.
Our ratio, then is:
The only answer to follow this ratio is of potassium chloride in .
Example Question #2 : Reaction Calculations And Limiting Reagent
If you begin with of aluminum chloride and unlimited silver nitrate, how many grams of silver chloride can be produced?
This is a stoichiometry question requiring us to convert between grams, moles, reactants, and products.
Use the periodic table to find the molar masses of the two compounds in question.
We can use the reaction formula to find the ratio of aluminum chloride to silver chloride. In this case, the ratio is 1:3.
Now we can set up a calculation to convert grams of aluminum chloride to grams of silver chloride, making sure that all units cancel appropriately.
Example Question #41 : Stoichiometry And Analytical Chemistry
Hydrogen can be produced on a large scale by a method called the Bosch process, by which steam is passed over heated iron shavings. The reaction is shown below:
Alternatively, hydrogen can be produced by reacting steam with natural gas, according to the following equation:
Which hydrogen production method would be more efficient in areas where water is scarce?
The natural gas method is more efficient because for every one mole of water consumed, three moles of hydrogen are produced
The iron method is more efficient because it produces four moles of hydrogen gas
The iron method is more efficient because it utilizes a common metal
Both methods would be equally efficient in the described environment
The natural gas method is more efficient because for every one mole of water consumed, three moles of hydrogen are produced
The question asks us to consider water scarcity. Assuming our goal is to utilize minimal water to produce maximal hydrogen, the natural gas method is most efficient as is produces more hydrogen per mole of water consumed.
One mole of water produces three moles of hydrogen.
Four moles of water produce four moles of hydrogen.
Example Question #41 : Stoichiometry And Analytical Chemistry
5.6g of manganese reacts with 650mL of 6.0M hydrochloric acid to form manganese (V) chloride and hydrogen gas. Along with the products, a large amount of heat is evolved.
What is the limiting reagent, and how much of the excess reagent will remain after the reaction?
Mn is limiting; 565mL excess HCl
HCl is limiting; 0.15g excess Mn
HCl is limiting; 0.3g excess Mn
Mn is limiting; 370mL excess HCl
There is no limiting reagent
Mn is limiting; 565mL excess HCl
Find the volume of hydrochloric acid (HCl) needed to react completely with 5.6g of manganese (Mn).
Since we only need 85mL of acid to react with 5.6g manganese, we have an excess of 565mL hydrochloric acid, and manganese is the limiting reagent.
Example Question #11 : Reaction Calculations And Limiting Reagent
5.6 grams of manganese reacts with 650 mL of 6.0 M hydrochloric acid to form manganese (V) chloride and hydrogen gas. Along with the products, a large amount of heat is evolved.
Assuming standard temperature and pressure, what volume of hydrogen gas is produced by this reaction?
Convert 5.6g of manganese (limiting reagent) to volume of hydrogen gas.
Example Question #41 : Stoichiometry And Analytical Chemistry
Balance the chemical reaction.
The reaction given is the complete oxidation of glucose. Reactants are glucose and oxygen (from inhalation) and products are carbon dioxide and water, which are released through exhalation and excretion.
The complete balanced reaction is:
When balancing reactions, it is generally easiest to leave oxygen and hydrogen alone until the end. First, balance the carbon. Next, balance the hydrogen since it is only found in one reactant molecule and one product molecule. Finally, balance the oxygen.
Example Question #41 : Analytical Chemistry
Given the unbalanced equation below, how many grams of carbon dioxide will be produced from one mole of glucose and three moles of oxygen?
The first step to solve will be to balance the chemical reaction:
We see that we see that for every one mole of glucose used, six moles of carbon dioxide will be made. Similarly, for every six moles of oxygen used, six moles of carbon dioxide will be formed. For the reaction to carry out to completion, however, there must exist six moles of oxygen for every one mole of glucose. In the problem's circumstances, one of these compounds becomes the limiting reactant, in this case it is oxygen.
We only have three moles of oxygen, but we would need six to react all the given glucose, making oxygen the limiting reagent. We need to find the carbon dioxide produced from the limited amount of oxygen present. Use the molar ratio between oxygen and carbon dioxide and the molar mass of carbon dioxide to solve.
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