If 1 kg of benzene (c6h6) is oxidized with oxygen, how many kilograms of o2 are needed to convert all of the benzene to co2 and
1 answer:
Taking into account the reaction stoichiometry, 3,076.923 grams or 3.076 kg of O₂ are required to react when 1 kg of benzene is oxidized.
<h3>Reaction stoichiometry</h3>In first place, the balanced reaction is:
2 C₆H₆ + 15 O₂ → 12 CO₂ + 6 H₂O
By reaction stoichiometry (that is, the relationship between the amount of reagents and products in a chemical reaction), the following amounts of moles of each compound participate in the reaction:
- C₆H₆: 2 moles
- O₂: 15 moles
- CO₂: 12 moles
- H₂O: 6 moles
The molar mass of the compounds is:
- C₆H₆: 78 g/mole
- O₂: 32 g/mole
- CO₂: 44 g/mole
- H₂O: 18 g/mole
Then, by reaction stoichiometry, the following mass quantities of each compound participate in the reaction:
- C₆H₆: 2 moles ×78 g/mole= 156 grams
- O₂: 15 moles ×32 g/mole= 480 grams
- CO₂: 12 moles ×44 g/mole= 528 grams
- H₂O: 6 moles ×18 g/mole= 108 grams
The following rule of three can be applied: If by reaction stoichiometry 156 grams of benzene react with 480 grams of O₂, 1000 grams (1 kg=1000 grams) of benzene react with how much mass O₂?
<u><em>mass of O₂= 3,076.923 grams</em></u>
Finally, 3,076.923 grams or 3.076 kg of O₂ are required to react when 1 kg of benzene is oxidized.
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