Question

Given:

Answer 1

Answer:

The combustion will release -3,321 KJ/mol of energy

Explanation:

What we need to do here is to first calculate the number of moles of methane burnt.

Mathematically, the number of moles of methane burnt = mass of methane/molar mass of methane

Molar mass of methane = 16g /mol

Thus the

number of moles will be ;

59.7/16 = 3.73 moles

Now, 1 mole of methane produces -890 KJ/mol if energy

Then the energy produced by by 3.73 moles of methane would be 3.73 * 890 = -3,320.8125

which is approximately -3,321 KJ/mol

Kindly note that the amount of heat is negative because it is an exothermic reaction