Answer:
Explanation:
We can start with the <u>reaction of hydrogen and nitrogen to produce ammonia</u>, so:
When we <u>balance</u> the reaction we will obtain:
Now, the <u>production of nitric acid</u> with oxygen would be:
If we <u>balance</u> the reaction we will obtain:
Now, if we put the reactions together we will obtain:
We can <u>multiply</u> the second reaction by "2":
We have "" on <u>both sides</u>. In the first reaction is in the right in the second reaction is on the left. Therefore we can <u>cancel out</u> this compound and we will obtain:
On this reaction, we will have 2 nitrogen atoms on both sides, 6 hydrogen atoms on both sides, and 8 oxygen atoms on both sides. So, this would be the <u>net reaction</u> for the production of nitric acid.