Question

Find the number of moles of water that can be formed if you have 210 mol of hydrogen gas and 100 mol of oxygen gas.

Answer 1

The answer is 200 mol of water. The balanced reaction is 2(H2) + (O2) = 2(H2O) The limiting reactant is O2 as it will be completely consumed first, before hydrogen gas. Hydrogen gas would need at least 105 mol oxygen gas to be consumed; in excess of the 100 mol O2. Looking at the stoichiometric coefficients, the ratio between water and oxygen is 2:1. Therefore, the water produced would be 200 moles.