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QJEEM19Ch0fc6: JEE Main 2019 Chemistry - Class 11 JEEM19Ch0fc6 Solution: For a reaction, N 2 (g) + 3H 2 (g) 2NH 3 (g) ; identify…

For a reaction,
N2(g) + 3H2(g) →\to 2NH3(g) ;
identify dihydrogen (H2) as a limiting reagent in the following reaction mixtures.

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 56g of N2 + 10g of H2
  • B 14g of N2 + 4g of H2
  • C 28g of N2 + 6g of H2
  • D 35g of N2 + 8g of H2

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N2(g) + 3H2(g) →\to 2NH3(g)

For dihydrogen (H2) to become a limiting reagent,

moles of H2stoichiometric coefficient of H2{{moles\,of\,{H_2}} \over {stoichiometric\,coefficient\,of\,{H_2}}} should be

less than moles of N2stoichiometric coefficient of N2{{moles\,of\,{N_2}} \over {stoichiometric\,coefficient\,of\,{N_2}}} .

Here in 56g of N2 + 10g of H2,

Moles of N2 = 5628{{56} \over {28}} = 2

and Moles of H2 = 102{{10} \over 2} = 5

Now by dividing stoichiometric coefficient we get,

For N2 = 21{2 \over 1} = 2

For H2 = 53{5 \over 3} = 1.67

∴\therefore Here H2 is the limiting reagent.

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