If 10.0 moles of NO are reacted with 6.0 moles of O2, How many moles of NO2 are produced?​

We have to find out which of the reactants that is the Limiting Reagent.

The Limiting Reagent is the reactant that finishes before reaction is complete or simply put... Its the reactant that's NOT IN EXCESS.

We use the reactant that's not in excess to find the Number of moles of product because once that reactant is used up The reaction also ends or stops(hence the name;Limiting reactant).

Now

We have 10moles of NO

We also have 6moles of O2

The balanced equation of Reaction is

2NO + O2 ===> 2NO2

Now

looking at this equation

2moles of NO is required to react with 1mole of O2

So since we have NO=10moles and O2 = 6moles

It means that

20moles of NO is required to react with 6 moles of O2.

We were only given 10moles of NO and this is not even enough to react with the whole 6moles of Oxygen because from what we just discovered... We need 20moles of NO to react with all 6moles of O2.

So

This means that NO is the LIMITING REACTANT. It is in short supply and would be used up before the whole reaction takes place.

So we use the limiting reactant to find the Number of Moles of Product formed.

Now

From the eqn of reaction

2moles of NO forms 2Moles of NO2.

Their Mole ratio is 2:2 or 1:1...

This simply means that an equal amount of NO2 will be Produced

MEANING 10 MOLES OF NO2 IS PRODUCED.

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