Question

How many grams of water can be produced from 4.6 grams of Hydrogen and 7.3 grams of Oxygen?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer to your question is 8.21 g of H₂O

Explanation:

Data

mas of water = ?

mass of hydrogen = 4.6 g

mass of oxygen = 7.3 g

Balanced chemical reaction

                   2H₂  +  O₂  ⇒   2H₂O

Process

1.- Calculate the atomic mass of the reactants

Hydrogen = 4 x 1 = 4 g

Oxygen = 16 x 2 = 32 g

2.- Calculate the limiting reactant

Theoretical yield = H₂/O₂ = 4 / 32 = 0.125

Experimental yield = H₂/ O₂ = 4.6/7.3 = 0.630

From the results, we conclude that the limiting reactant is Oxygen because the experimental yield was higher than the theoretical yield.

3.- Calculate the mass of water

                   32 g of O₂ ---------------- 36 g of water

                   7.3 g of O₂ ---------------   x

                          x = (7.3 x 36) / 32

                          x = 262.8 / 32

                          x = 8.21 g of H₂O