Question

Nitrogen dioxide, a major air pollutant, can be produced by the combustion of nitrogen oxide as shown. 2NO + O2 mc026-1.jpg 2NO2 In a plant, 1,500 kg of nitrogen oxide is consumed per day to produce 1,500 kg of nitrogen dioxide per day. What is the percent yield?

Answer 1

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The percent yield of the combustion of Nitrogen Oxide in the plant is 65,22%

The chemical equation for the reaction is:

2NO + O₂ → 2NO₂

To calculate the percent yield we need to calculate the theoretical yield, using the following conversion factor:

$1500 kg NO* \frac{1000 g NO}{1 kg NO}* \frac{1 mol NO}{30 g NO}* \frac{2 mol NO_2}{2 mol NO}* \frac{46 g NO_2}{1 mol NO_2}* \frac{1 kg}{1000 g} \\ \\ = 2300 kg NO_2$

Now we use the following equation to calculate the percent yield:

$\% yield= \frac{Actual Yield}{Theoretical Yield}*100= \frac{1500 kg}{2300 kg}*100=65,22 \%$

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