Question

Acrylonitrile c3h3n is the starting material for the production of a kind of synthetic fiber.it can be made from propylene,c3h6, by reaction with nitric oxide, NO. how many grams acrylonitrite may be obtained from420kg propylene and excess NO

Answer 1

Explanation:

moles of proplene =

42

420×1000

=10000 moles

Balanced equation is

4C

3

H

6

+6NO⟶4C

3

H

3

N+6H

2

O+N

2

4 mole C

3

H

6

⟶4 mole C

3

H

3

N

10000 mole C

3

H

6

⟶

4

4×10000

=10000 moles of C

3

H

3

N

∴ mass of C

3

H

3

N=10000×53

=530000 gram

=530 kg