Question

Ethanol (c2h6o) is a common intoxicant and fuel produced from the fermentation of various grains. how many moles of ethanol are represented by 50.0 kg of ethanol?

Answer 1

n = m / M

Where, n is moles of the compound (mol), m is the mass of the compound (g) and M is the molar mass of the compound (g/mol)

Here, the given ethanol mass = 50.0 kg = 50.0 x 10³ g

Molar mass of the ethanol = (12 x 2 + 1x 6 + 1 x 16) g/mol
                                          = 46 g/mol

Hence, moles in 50.0kg of ethanol = 50.0 x 10³ g / 46 g/mol
                                                        = 1086.96 mol