Source: Extra Practice
10 g of hydrogen and 64 g of oxygen are filled in a steel vessel and exploded. The amount of water produced in this reaction will be:
Options
Option A is correct
72 g
Option B
36 g
Option C
82 g
Option D
18 g
Explanation
First, write the balanced chemical equation: . Calculate the number of moles: Moles of ; Moles of . According to the stoichiometry, 1 mole of reacts with 2 moles of . Therefore, 2 moles of require 4 moles of . Since we have 5 moles of , is the limiting reagent and is in excess. The amount of product formed depends on the limiting reagent (). From the equation, 1 mole of gives 2 moles of . Thus, 2 moles of will produce 4 moles of . Mass of .