How many moles of water are produced when 3.60 moles of hydrogen gas are reacted with 2.16 moles of oxygen gas

2 H2 + O2 2 H2O


How many moles of water are produced when 3.60 moles of hydrogen gas are reacted with 2.16 moles of oxygen gas?

How many moles of water are produced when 3.60 moles of hydrogen gas are reacted with 2.16 moles of oxygen gas
You've almost got the answer. Two moles of hydrogen react with one mole of oxygen, right? So, what is the "limiting" reagent when 3.6 moles of hydrogen is present in a reactor with 2.16 moles of oxygen. Hint: 2.16 moles of oxygen react with 4.32 moles of hydrogen, right. So, which of the two is deficient - the oxygen or the hydrogen. So, find the deficient one and know that in the above reaction 2 moles of hydrogen produce 2 moles of water BUT one mole of oxygen produces 2 moles of water.





Work through it.
Reply:Formula of water is H2O so you need 2 moles of hydrogen to react with one of Oxygen to produce 1 mole of water.





Maximum amount of water is therefore 3.6/2 = 1.8M (you have slightly too much oxygen)

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