Question

If a plant produces 4.76 mol of C6H12O6, how many moles of H2O are needed

Answer 1

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The overall photosynthesis reaction is the following one:

6CO₂ + 6H₂O → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂

To calculate how many moles of H₂O are needed it a plant produces 4,76 moles of C₆H₁₂O₆ (glucose) we'll need to use the following conversion factor, applying the reaction coefficients from the chemical equation of the photosynthesis reaction:

$4,76 moles C_6H_1_2O_6* \frac{6 moles H_2O}{1 mol C_6H_1_2O_6}=28,56 moles H_2O$

So, 28,56 moles of H₂O are required by a plant to produce 4,76 moles of Glucose, in the Photosynthesis reaction. 

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