B. Hydrogen is the answer
Balanced equation:
<span>2 NO + 5 H2 ------> 2 NH3 + 2 H2O
</span>
<span>2 moles NO react with 5 moles H2 to produce 2 moles NH3
</span>
<span>Molar mass of NO = 30.00 g/mol </span>
<span>86.3g NO = 86.3/30.00 = 2.877 moles of NO </span>
<span>This will require: 2.877*5 / 2 = 7.192 moles of H2 </span>
<span>Molar mass of H2 = 2 g/mol </span>
<span>25.6g H2 = 25.6/2 = 12.7 mol H2. </span>
<span>You have excess H2 means the NO is limiting </span>
<span>From the balanced equation: </span>
<span>2 moles of NO will produce 2 moles of NH3 </span>
<span>2.877 moles of NO will produce 2.877 moles of NH3 </span>
<span>Molar mass NH3 = 17g/mol </span>
<span>Mass NH3 produced = 2.877 * 17 = 48.91g
Hence the yield is = 48.91 g ~ 49 g</span>
Because the resulting hybridized orbitals are more stable
