Respuesta :
We are given the chemical reaction and the amount of fuel used for the process. We use these data together with the molar masses to obtain what is asked. We do as as follows:
100 g C8H18 ( 1 / 114.33) ( 16 / 2 ) = 6.9973 mol CO2 produced
100 g C8H18 ( 1 / 114.33) ( 16 / 2 ) = 6.9973 mol CO2 produced
Answer : The amount of moles of carbon dioxide formed will be, 6.96 moles.
Solution : Given,
Mass of octane = 100 g
Molar mass of octane = 114.33 g/mole
Molar mass of carbon dioxide = 44.0095 g/mole
First we have to calculate the moles of octane.
[tex]\text{Moles of octane}=\frac{\text{Mass of octane}}{\text{Molar mass of octane}}=\frac{100g}{114.33g/mole}=0.87mole[/tex]
Now we have to calculate the moles of carbon dioxide.
The balanced chemical reaction is,
[tex]2C_8H_{18}+25O_2\rightarrow 16CO_2+18H_2O[/tex]
From the balanced chemical reaction, we conclude that
As, 2 moles of octane react to gives 16 moles of carbon dioxide
So, 0.87 mole of octane react to gives [tex]\frac{16}{2}\times 0.87=6.96[/tex] moles of carbon dioxide.
Therefore, the amount of moles of carbon dioxide formed will be, 6.96 moles.