Nitric acid is often manufactured from the atmospheric gases

Last updated: 8/5/2022

Nitric acid is often manufactured from the atmospheric gases nitrogen and oxygen, and hydrogen prepared by reforming natural gas, in a two-step process. In the first step, nitrogen and hydrogen react to form ammonia: N₂(g) + 3H₂(g) → 2NH₂ (g) 1 In the second step, ammonia and oxygen react to form nitric acid (HNO3) and water: NH₂(g) + 20₂(g) HNO3(g) + H₂O(g) 1 Suppose the yield of the first step is 61.% and the yield of the second step is 60.%. Calculate the mass of hydrogen required to make 2.0 kg of nitric acid. Be sure your answer has a unit symbol, if needed, and is rounded to 2 significant digits.