Now ,
C + O2 → CO2
According to above equation, 1 mole of carbon reacts with one mole of oxygen to produce one mole of carbon dioxide.Thus this implies that 12 g of carbon reacts with 32 g of O2 to produce 44 g of CO2.
No of moles = mass of the substance/molecular mass of the substance.
In this case 1.2 g of carbon reacts with "x "g of O2 to produce 4.4 g of CO2.
No of moles of carbon in this case = 1.2÷ 12 = 0.1 moles.
No of moles of carbon dioxide formed = 4.4÷44 =0.1 moles
Thus already discussed above, 1 mole of carbon reacts with 1 mole of oxygen to produce 1 mole of carbon dioxide. Hence to produce 0.1 mole of CO2 ,0.1 mole of carbon needs to react with 0.1 mole of oxygen.
Also number of moles of O2 = mass of O2÷ molar mass of O2
Substituting number of moles of O2 as 0.1 we get
mass of O2(x) = Number of moles of O2 × Molar mass of O2
Mass of O2 (x) = 0.1 × 32= 3.2 g
Thus mass of 3.2 g O2 reacts with 1.2 g of CO2 to produce 4.4 g of CO2.
