The Museum of West Namibia wants to know if the Mesosaurus fossils were separated in one or a series of quick, huge movements, or if the separation was the result of slow and steady movement. Given what you learned today, which of the claims below seems best supported? Why? What questions do you still have? Write your response to these questions below, using words from the Word Bank. Claim 1: The South American Plate and African Plate moved apart suddenly.
Claim 2: The South American Plate and African Plate moved apart gradually.

n2(g) + 3h2-> 2nh3(g)   this is the balanced equation

note the mole ratio between n2, h2 and nh3.   it is 1 : 3 : 2   this will be important.

moles n2 present = 28.0 g n2 x 1 mole n2/28 g = 1 mole n2 present

moles h2 present = 25.0 g h2 x 1 mole h2/2 g = 12.5 moles h2 present

based on mole ratio, n2 is limiting in this situation because there is more than enough h2 but not enough n2.

moles nh3 that can be produced = 1 mole n2 x 2 moles nh3/mole n2 = 2 moles nh3 can be produced

grams of nh3 that can be produced = 2 moles nh3 x 17 g/mole = 34 grams of nh3 can be produced

note:   the key to this problem is recognizing that n2 is limiting, and therefore limits how much nh3 can be produced.

here are some of the ways in which chemical and nuclear reactions differ.

explanation: