Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
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ISBN: 9781133949640
Author: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel
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Chapter 4, Problem 15PS
The reaction of methane and water is one way to prepare hydrogen for use as a fuel:
CH4(g) + H2O(g) → CO(g) + 3 H2(g)
If you begin with 995 g of CH4 and 2510 g of water,
- (a) Which reactant is the limiting reactant?
- (b) What is the maximum mass of H2 that can be prepared?
- (c) What mass of the excess reactant remains when the reaction is completed?
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