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During studies of the reaction in Sample Problem

2N2H4(l)+N2O4(l)→3N2(g)+4H2O(g)

a chemical engineer measured a less-than-expected yield of N2 and discovered that the following side reaction occurs:

N2H4(l)+2N2O4(l)→6NO(g)+2H2O(g)

In one experiment, 10.0 g of NO formed when 100.0 g of each reactant was used. What is the highest percent yield of N2 that can be expected?

Short Answer

Expert verified

The highest percent yield of N2 is 89.8%.

Step by step solution

01

Finding the moles

The molar ratios can be based only on the chemical equations.

Moles of N2(from N2H4)=100 g N2H4×1 mol N2H432.05 g N2H4×3 mol N22 mol N2H4                                                      =4.65 mol N2.Moles of N2(from N2O4)=100 g N2O4×1 mol N2O492.01 g N2O4×3 mol N21 mol N2O4                                                      =3.26 mol N2.Moles of N2(theoretical)=3.26 mol N2×28.02 g N21 mol N2                                                      =91.3 g N2.

02

Finding the highest percent yield

The actual yield can be calculated as:

Mass of N2O4(for NO)=10 g of NO×1 mol NO30.01 g NO×2 mol N2O46 mol NO×92.01 g N2O41 mol N2O4                                                  =10.2 g N2O4.Mass of N2O4(for N2)=100 g-10.2 g                                                  =89.8 N2O4.Mass of N2(actual)=89.8 g N2O4×1 mol N2O492.01 g N2O4×3 mol N21 mol N2O4×28.02 g N21 mol N2

On calculating the percent yield, we get:

% yield  of  N2=82 g N291.3 g N2×100                                =89.8%.

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