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Suppose 4.0 g of hydrogen reacts completely with 32.0 g of oxygen to form one product what is the mass of the product?

Answer :

Answer: The mass of product, [tex]H_2O[/tex] is, 36.0 grams.

Explanation : Given,

Mass of [tex]H_2[/tex] = 4.0 g

Mass of [tex]O_2[/tex] = 32.0 g

Molar mass of [tex]H_2[/tex] = 2 g/mol

Molar mass of [tex]O_2[/tex] = 32 g/mol

First we have to calculate the moles of [tex]H_2[/tex] and [tex]O_2[/tex].

[tex]\text{Moles of }H_2=\frac{\text{Given mass }H_2}{\text{Molar mass }H_2}[/tex]

[tex]\text{Moles of }H_2=\frac{4.0g}{2g/mol}=2.0mol[/tex]

and,

[tex]\text{Moles of }O_2=\frac{\text{Given mass }O_2}{\text{Molar mass }O_2}[/tex]

[tex]\text{Moles of }O_2=\frac{32.0g}{32g/mol}=1.0mol[/tex]

Now we have to calculate the limiting and excess reagent.

The balanced chemical equation is:

[tex]2H_2+O_2\rightarrow 2H_2O[/tex]

From the balanced reaction we conclude that

2 mole of [tex]H_2[/tex] react with 1 mole of [tex]O_2[/tex]

From this we conclude that, there is no limiting and excess reagent.

Now we have to calculate the moles of [tex]H_2O[/tex]

From the reaction, we conclude that

2 moles of [tex]H_2[/tex] react to give 2 moles of [tex]H_2O[/tex]

Now we have to calculate the mass of [tex]H_2O[/tex]

[tex]\text{ Mass of }H_2O=\text{ Moles of }H_2O\times \text{ Molar mass of }H_2O[/tex]

Molar mass of [tex]H_2O[/tex] = 18 g/mole

[tex]\text{ Mass of }H_2O=(2.0moles)\times (18g/mole)=36.0g[/tex]

Therefore, the mass of product, [tex]H_2O[/tex] is, 36.0 grams.