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Hydrogen cyanide can be produced by the Andrussov process
2 CH4 + 2 NH3 + 3 O2 + --> 2 HCN + 6 H2O
What mass of water, H2O, can be produced from the reaction of 175 kg methane, CH4?
2 CH4 + 2 NH3 + 3 O2 + --> 2 HCN + 6 H2O
according to balanced reaction
2 x 16 g CH4 forms 6 x 18 g H2O
175000 g (175Kg) CH4 forms 175000 x 6 x 18 / 2 x 16 = 590625 g = 590.625 Kg H2O
mass of H2O produced = 590.625 Kg