Pls pls pls help me solve the following question and make sure it's correct 10000% asap and explain, it's really important, pls and thanks Industrially, nitric acid is produced by the Ostwald process, as represented by the following equations:4NH₂(g) + 50₂(g) → 4NO(g) + 6H₂0 (1)2NO(g) + O₂(g) → 2NO₂ (g)2NO₂(g) + H₂O(1)→ HNO3 (aq) + HNO₂ (aq)What mass of NH3 (in grams) must be used to produce 2.57 tons of HNO3 by the Ostwald process, assuming an 80.0 percent yield in each step(1 ton=2000 lb, 1 lb=453.6 g)?Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.gNH,x10

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Industrially, nitric acid is produced by the Ostwald process, as represented by the following equations: 4NH3(g) + 50₂(g) → 4NO(g) + 6H₂0 (1) 2NO(g) + O₂(g) → 2NO₂(g) 2NO₂(g) + H₂O(1) → HNO3 (aq) + HNO₂ (aq) What mass of NH3 (in grams) must be used to produce 2.57 tons of HNO3 by the Ostwald process, assuming an 80.0 percent yield in each step (1 ton 2000 lb, 1 lb=453.6 g)?

Industrially, nitric acid is produced by the Ostwald process, as represented by the following equations: 4NH3(g) + 50₂(g) → 4NO(g) + 6H₂0 (1) 2NO(g) + O₂(g) → 2NO₂(g) 2NO₂(g) + H₂O(1) → HNO3 (aq) + HNO₂ (aq) What mass of NH3 (in grams) must be used to produce 2.57 tons of HNO3 by the Ostwald process, assuming an 80.0 percent yield in each step (1 ton 2000 lb, 1 lb=453.6 g)?

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