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Urea (CH₄N₂O) is a common fertilizer that can be synthesized by the reaction of ammonia (NH₃) with carbon dioxide as follows: 2NH₃(aq) + CO₂(aq) → CH₄N₂O(aq) + H₂O(l) In an industrial synthesis of urea, a chemist combines 135.9 kg of ammonia with 211.4 kg of carbon dioxide and obtains 178.0 kg of urea.
Determine the limiting reactant. (express your answer as a chemical formula)
<u>Answer:</u> The limiting reactant is ammonia
<u>Explanation:</u>
To calculate the number of moles, we use the equation:
.....(1)
- <u>For ammonia:</u>
Given mass of ammonia = 135.9 kg = 135900 g (Conversion factor: 1 kg = 1000 g)
Molar mass of ammonia = 17 g/mol
Putting values in equation 1, we get:
- <u>For carbon dioxide gas:</u>
Given mass of carbon dioxide gas = 211.4 kg = 211400 g
Molar mass of carbon dioxide gas = 44 g/mol
Putting values in equation 1, we get:
The given chemical reaction follows:
By Stoichiometry of the reaction:
2 moles of ammonia reacts with 1 mole of carbon dioxide
So, 7994.12 moles of ammonia will react with = of carbon dioxide
As, given amount of carbon dioxide is more than the required amount. So, it is considered as an excess reagent.
Thus, ammonia is considered as a limiting reagent because it limits the formation of product.
Hence, the limiting reactant is ammonia
The amount of heat released by the sample has been 22.54 kJ. Thus, option C is correct.
The specific heat has been defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of substance by 1 degree Celsius.
The specific heat has been expressed as:
The iron and calorimeter are in side the closed system. Thus, the energy released by the sample, has been equivalent to the energy absorbed by the calorimeter.
The given mass of calorimeter has been,
The specific heat of the calorimeter has been,
The change in temperature of the calorimeter has been,
Substituting the values for heat released:
The amount of heat released by the sample has been 22.54 kJ. Thus, option C is correct.
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