Answer: 6 moles
Take a look at the balanced chemical equation for this synthesis reaction
N 2(g] + 3 H 2(g] → 2 NH 3(g]
Notice that you have a 1:3 mole ratio between nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas. This means that, regardless of how many moles of nitrogen gas you have, the reaction will always consume twice as many moles of hydrogen gas.
So, if you have 2 moles of nitrogen taking part in the reaction, you will need
2 moles N 2 ⋅ 3 moles H 2 /1 mole N 2 = 6 moles H 2
1. Determine if the ionic substances can break apart into ions.
- e.g. CaCO3 isn't very soluble, do it can't dissolve and dissociate. If it can't pop apart, no ions.
2. Swap the partners for all the other ions that you can get from step 1. You can skip pairings with the same charge - a + can't get close to another + to react.
3. Use solubility, acid/base, and redox rules to see if anything will happen with the ions in solution.<span />
