Answer:
40.5 g of P₄O₁₀ are produced
Explanation:
We state the reaction:
P₄ + 5O₂ → P₄O₁₀
We do not have data from P₄ so we assume, it's the excess reactant.
We need to determine mass of oxygen and we only have volumne so we need to apply density.
Density = mass / volume, so Mass = density . volume
Denstiy of oxygen at STP is: 1.429 g/L
1.429 g/L . 16.2L = 23.15 g
We determine the moles: 23.15 g . 1mol / 33.472g = 0.692 moles
5 moles of O₂ can produce 1 mol of P₄O₁₀
Our 0.692 moles may produce (0.692 . 1)/ 5 = 0.138 moles
We determine the mass of product:
0.138 mol . 292.88 g/mol = 40.5 g
