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for the balance equation shown below what would be the limiting reagent A 42. 3 g of N2O5 were reacted with 9.18 g of H2O?N2O5 + H2O — > 2HNO3

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Explanation:

42.3 g of N2O5 were reacted with 9.18 g of H2O according to the following equation.

N₂O₅ + H₂O ----> 2 HNO₃

To determine which is the limiting reagent we will calculate the number of moles of HNO₃ that would be produced by each reactant. The one that produces less product is the one that is limiting the reagent.

N₂O₅:

First we can convert the 42.3 g of it into moles using its molar mass.

molar mass of N₂O₅ = 108.01 g/mol

moles of N₂O₅ = 42.3 g * 1 mol/(108.01 g)

moles of N₂O₅ = 0.392 moles

N₂O₅ + H₂O ----> 2 HNO₃

According to the reaction 1 mol of N₂O₅ will produce 2 moles of HNO₃. Then the molar ratio between them is 1 to 2. We can use this relationship to find the number of moles of HNO₃ that would be produced by 0.392 moles of N₂O₅.

1 mol of N₂O₅ : 2 moles of HNO₃ molar ratio

moles of HNO₃ = 0.392 moles of N₂O₅ * 2 moles of HNO₃/(1 mol of N₂O₅)

moles of HNO₃ = 0.784 moles

H₂O:

molar mass of H₂O = 18.02 g/mol

moles of H₂O = 9.18 g * 1 mol/(18.02 g)

moles of H₂O = 0.509 moles

1 mol of H₂O : 2 moles of HNO₃ molar ratio

moles of HNO₃ = 0.509 moles of H₂O * 2 moles of HNO₃/(1 mol of H₂O)

moles of HNO₃ = 1.018 moles

Conclusion:

When 42.3 g of N₂O₅ reacts with enough H₂O, 0.784 moles of HNO₃ are produced. When 9.18 g of H₂O reacts with enough N₂O₅, 1.018 moles of HNO₃ are produced. N₂O₅ is limiting our reaction and is the limiting reagent.

Answer: N₂O₅ is the limiting reagent.