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Chapter 6 Problem 69

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The Ostwald process for the commercial production of nitric acidfrom ammonia and oxygen involves the following steps:a. Use the values of _H_f in Appendix 4 to calculate the valueof _H_ for each of the preceding reactions.b. Write the overall equation for the production of nitric acid bythe Ostwald process by combining the preceding equations.(Water is also a product.) Is the overall reaction exothermic orendothermic?3NO21g2 _ H2O1l2!2HNO31aq2 _ NO1g22NO1g2 _ O21g2!2NO21g24NH31g2 _ 5O21g2!4NO1g2 _ 6H2O1g2MgO1s2 _ H2O1l2!Mg1OH221s2SiCl41l2 _ 2H2O1l2!SiO21s2 _ 4HCl1aq2(l) + (g) (g) + (g)NH31g2 _ HCl1g2!NH4Cl1s2Ca31PO4221s2 _ 3H2SO41l2!3CaSO41s2 _ 2H3PO41l2(g) + (g) + (g)

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Title Chemistry 7 
Author Steven S. Zumdahl
ISBN 9780618528448

Solution: The Ostwald process for the commercial production

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