Assuming that you start with 21.4 g of ammonia gas and 18.0 g of sodium metal and assuming that the reaction goes to completion, determine the mass (in grams) of each product.

Explanation:

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In this case, the reaction between sodium and ammonia is:

Thus, as we know the initial masses of both sodium and ammonia, we should first identify the limiting reactant, for which we firstly compute the available moles of sodium:

And the moles of sodium consumed by 21.4 g of ammonia (2:2 mole ratio):

In such a way, since less moles of sodium are available than consumed by ammonia, we can say, sodium is the limiting reactant. Furthermore, the mass of both sodium amide (39 g/mol) and hydrogen gas (2 g/mol) that are produced turn out:

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