Magnesium and nitrogen react in a combination reaction to produce magnesium nitride: 3 Mg + N2 → Mg3N2

In a particular experiment, a 8.33-g sample of N2 reacts completely. The mass of Mg consumed is g.

21.7 g

Explanation:

Step 1: Write the balanced equation

3 Mg + N₂ → Mg₃N₂

Step 2: Calculate the moles corresponding to 8.33 g of nitrogen

The molar mass of N₂ is 28.01 g/mol.

Step 3: Calculate the moles of magnesium that reacts with 0.297 moles of nitrogen

The molar ratio of Mg to N₂ is 3:1. The reacting moles of Mg are 3/1 × 0.297 mol = 0.891 mol

Step 4: Calculate the mass corresponding to 0.891 moles of magnesium

The molar mass of Mg is 24.31 g/mol.

Explanation:

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In this case, considering the given reaction, we are able to compute the mass of magnesium that is consumed by considering its molar mass (24.31 g/mol), the molar mass of diatomic nitrogen (28.02 g/mol), the initial mass of nitrogen (8.33 g) and the 3:1 molar ratio of magnesium to nitrogen in the reaction.

Hence we compute it by applying the shown below stoichiometric procedure:

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