NH3 is used to prepare HNO3. Oxidation of NH3 to produce NO is the first step. What is the standard enthalpy change for this reaction?
answer : H = - 24.8 Kcal/mol
Oxidation of ammonia is carried out in a catalytic chamber in which one part of ammonia and eight parts by volume of oxygen are reacted.
4 NH3 + 5 O2 ----------------> 5 NO + 6 H2O H = - 24.8 Kcal/mole
H = - 24.8 Kcal/mol
Oxidization of ammonia is a reversible and exothermic reaction. Therefore according to Le- chatelier's principle,a decrease in temperature favours the reaction in forward direction. In primary oxidization 95% of ammonia is converted into nitric oxide (NO)
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