FINDING THE MASS IN

REACTION
A sample of ammonia gas (NH3) is reacted with
excess oxygen gas (O2) to produce nitrogen gas
(N2) and water vapor (H2O). The following
reaction occurs:

NH3 + O2 → N2 + H2O
4NH3 + 3O2 → 2N2 + 6H2O

If 10.0 grams of ammonia gas reacts completely,

how many grams of water vapor are produced?
First, calculate the molar mass of NH3 and
H2O:

Molar mass of NH3 (ammonia) = 1(N) + 3(H)

= 17 g/mol
Molar mass of H2O (water) = 2(H) + 16(O) =
18 g/mol
Calculate the number of moles of NH3 in 10.0
grams:
Number of moles of NH3 = (mass of NH3) /
(molar mass of NH3)
Number of moles of NH3 = 10.0 g / 17 g/mol
≈ 0.588 moles
Now, use the balanced chemical equation to
relate the moles of NH3 to the moles of H2O.
According to the equation, 4 moles of NH3
produce 6 moles of H2O.

Calculate the moles of H2O produced:

Moles of H2O = (0.588 moles of NH3) × (6
moles of H2O / 4 moles of NH3) = 0.882
moles of H2O
Finally, calculate the mass of H2O produced
by multiplying the moles of H2O by the molar
mass of H2O:
Mass of H2O = (moles of H2O) × (molar
mass of H2O)
Mass of H2O = 0.882 moles × 18 g/mol =
15.876 grams