What amount of ammonium chloride can be obtained by reacting 75 grams of ammonia containing
What amount of ammonium chloride can be obtained by reacting 75 grams of ammonia containing 10% impurities with hydrochloric acid?
1. Let’s determine how much pure ammonia, without impurities:
Mass fraction of ammonia w (NH3) = 100% -10% = 90%
w (in-va) = (m (in-va) / m (solution)) * 100%.
Let us express the mass of a substance from this expression:
m (in-va) = (w (in-va) * m (solution)) / 100%.
m (NH3) = (w (NH3) * m (solution)) / 100%.
Let’s calculate:
m (NH3) = (w (NH3) * m (solution)) / 100% = 90 * 75/100 = 67.5 g.
2. Let us write down the reaction equation:
NH3 + HCl = NH4Cl.
3. According to the reaction equation, the amount of substance:
ν (NH3) = ν (NH4Cl).
Knowing that ν (in-va) = m (in-va) / M (in-va), we get:
m (NH3) / M (NH3) = m (NH4Cl) / M (NH4Cl).
Let’s define the molar masses:
M (NH3) = 14 + 1 * 4 = 17 g / mol.
M (NH4Cl) = 14 + 1 * 4 + 35.5 = 53.5 g / mol.
Let us express the mass of the ammonium salt:
m (NH4Cl) = m (NH3) * M (NH4Cl) / M (NH3).
Substituting the numerical values, we get:
m (NH4Cl) = m (NH3) * M (NH4Cl) / M (NH3) = 67.5 * 53.5 / 17 = 212.4 g.
Answer: You can get 212.4 g of ammonium chloride.