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How many kg of HCN can be formed if 2.25 Kg of ammonia, methane and oxygen all react to form hydrogen cyanide and water?  What is the limiting reagent?
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Balanced equation:
2 CH4 + 2 NH3 + 3 O2 ? 2 HCN + 6 H2O
2mol NH3 react with 2m,of NH3 and 3mol O2 to form 2mol HCN

First task is tp find the limiting reactant:
2.25kg CH4 = 2250/16 = 140.625mol
2.25kg NH3 = 2250/17 = 132.352 mol
2.25kg O2 = 2250/32 = 70.3125mol

Oxygen is the limiting reactant:
From the balanced equation:
3mol Of O2 react to produce 2mol HCn
Therefore 70.3125mol O2 will produce  70.3125/3*2 = 46.875mol HCN

Molar mass HCN = 1+12+14 = 27g/mol
46.875mol HCN = 27*46.875 = 1,265.6g

Mass HCN produced = 1.266kg
As above, O2 is limiting
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