Question

Using the glucose data in Document A and the balanced equation for photosynthesis inDocument B, calculate how much oxygen the plant made in one day.

Answer 1

The plant made in one day 0.54 moles of oxygen.

From the balanced equation for photosynthesis, we know that 6 moles of oxygen are produced when 1 mole of glucose is produced at the same time.

So, to calculate the amount of oxygen that a plant made in one day when it produced 0.090 moles of glucose, we can use a mathematical Rule of Three:

$\begin{gathered} 1\text{mol Glucose}-6\text{mol Oxygen} \\ 0.090\text{mol Glucose-x=}\frac{0.090\text{mol Glucose}\cdot6\text{mol Oxygen}}{1\text{mol Glucose}} \\ x=0.54\text{mol Oxygen} \end{gathered}$

Finally, the plant made in one day 0.54 moles of oxygen.