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In the following reaction, 2NaN₃ decomposes to form 2Na plus 3N2. If 500 g of NaN3 decomposes to form 323.20 g of N2, how much Na is produced?
The reaction produces 176.85 g of Na.
The balanced equation is
2NaN₃ → 2Na + 3N₂
You can use either the mass of NaN₃ or of N₂ to calculate the mass of Na.
Using Mass of NaN₃
You must make the following conversions:
mass of NaN₃ → moles of NaN₃ → moles of Na → mass of Na
500 g NaN₃ × ##(1" mol NaN₃")/(65.01" g NaN₃")## = 7.69 mol NaN₃
7.69 mol NaN₃ × ##(2 " mol Na")/(2 " mol NaN₃")## = 7.69 mol Na
7.69 mol Na × ##(22.99 " g Na")/(1" mol Na")## = 176.8 g Na
Using Mass of N₂
You must make the following conversions:
mass of N₂ → moles of N₂ → moles of Na → mass of Na
323.20 g Na × ##(2" mol N₂")/(28.01" g N₂")## = 11.539 mol N₂
11.539 mol N₂ × ##(2 " mol Na")/(3 " mol N₂")## = 7.692 mol Na
7.692 mol Na × ##(22.99 " g Na")/(1" mol Na")## = 176.85 g Na