Question

7. Diethyl ether burns in air according to the following equation. C4H10O(l) + 6O2 (g) → 4CO2 (g) + 5H2O(l) If 7.15 L of CO2 is produced at a temperature of 125°C and a pressure of 1.02 atm, what volume of oxygen, measured at STP, was consumed and what mass of diethyl ether was burned?

Answer 1

From the stoichiometry of the combustion reaction, we can see that 7.4 L of oxygen is consumed.

What is combustion?

Combustion is a reaction in which a substance is burnt in oxygen. The equation of the reaction is; C4H10O(l) + 6O2 (g) → 4CO2 (g) + 5H2O(l)

We can obtain the number of moles of CO2 from;

PV = nRT

n = 1.02 atm * 7.15 L/0.082 atm LK-1mol-1 * (125 + 273) K

n = 7.29 /32.6

n = 0.22 moles

If 6 moles of oxygen produces 4 moles of CO2

x moles of oxygen produces 0.22 moles of CO2

x = 0.33  moles

1 mole of oxygen occupies 22.4 L

0.33 moles of oxygen occupies 0.33 moles *  22.4 L/ 1 mole

= 7.4 L of oxygen

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