(a) Nitric acid is prepared from ammonia in a three-step process. (i) 4NH_3 + 5O_2 to 4NO + 6H_2O (fast)(ii) 2NO + O_2 to 2NO_2 (slow)(iii) 3NO_2 + H_2O to 2HNO_3 + NO (fast)Calculate how much HNO_3 can be produced from 10^5 kg of ammonia assuming 100% efficiency in each of the reactions.(b) If equation (ii) is second-order in NO and first-order in O_2 , calculate the rate of formation of HNO_3when oxygen concentration is 0.50 M and the nitric oxide concentration is 0.75 M. k = 5.8 xx 10^2 L^6 "mol"^(-2) s^(-1)

(a) Nitric acid is prepared from ammonia in a three-step process. (i)

1.	(a) Nitric acid is prepared from ammonia in a three-step process. (i) 4NH_3 + 5O_2 to 4NO + 6H_2O (fast)(ii) 2NO + O_2 to 2NO_2 (slow)(iii) 3NO_2 + H_2O to 2HNO_3 + NO (fast)Calculate how much HNO_3 can be produced from 10^5 kg of ammonia assuming 100% efficiency in each of the reactions.(b) If equation (ii) is second-order in NO and first-order in O_2 , calculate the rate of formation of HNO_3when oxygen concentration is 0.50 M and the nitric oxide concentration is 0.75 M. k = 5.8 xx 10^2 L^6 "mol"^(-2) s^(-1)
Answer» Solution :`(a) 2.47 xx 10^3 kg (B) 1.63 xx 10^(-6)`