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Nitric acid is often manufactured from the atmospheric gases nitrogen and oxygen, and hydrogen prepared by reforming natural gas, in a two-step
process. In the first step, nitrogen and hydrogen react to form ammonia:
N2(3) + 3H,(g)
2 NH, (g)
In the second step, ammonia and oxygen react to form nitric acid (HNO,) and water:
NH, (g) + 20,(g) - HNO, (g) + H,0 (g)
Suppose the yield of the first step is 79.% and the yield of the second step is 70.%. Calculate the mass of nitrogen required to make 6.0 kg of
nitric acid.
Be sure your answer has a unit symbol, if needed, and is rounded to the correct number of significant digits.
Transcribed Image Text:Nitric acid is often manufactured from the atmospheric gases nitrogen and oxygen, and hydrogen prepared by reforming natural gas, in a two-step process. In the first step, nitrogen and hydrogen react to form ammonia: N2(3) + 3H,(g) 2 NH, (g) In the second step, ammonia and oxygen react to form nitric acid (HNO,) and water: NH, (g) + 20,(g) - HNO, (g) + H,0 (g) Suppose the yield of the first step is 79.% and the yield of the second step is 70.%. Calculate the mass of nitrogen required to make 6.0 kg of nitric acid. Be sure your answer has a unit symbol, if needed, and is rounded to the correct number of significant digits.
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