Answer to Question #115805 in General Chemistry for Wlliam

Question #115805
In the presence of a red-hot platinum catalyst at 1000oC, ammonia gas, NH3, reacts with oxygen gas to form gaseous nitrogen monoxide and water vapour. This reaction is the first step in the commercial production of nitric acid by the Ostwald Process. Write a balanced equation to represent the reaction?
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2020-05-13T14:19:19-0400

4NH3 + 5O2 → 4NO + 6H2O


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