Question

Consider the following reaction: C6H6 + O2 \longrightarrow ⟶ CO2 + H2O 39.7 grams of C6H6 are allowed to react with 105.7 g of O2. What mass of CO2 in grams will be produced by this reaction? Please report your answer to one place past the decimal.

Answer 1

Answer:

116.3 grCO2

Explanation:

1st - we balance the equation so that it finds the same amount of elements of the product side and of the reagent side

C6H6 +15/2 O2⟶ 6CO2 +3 H2O

2nd - we calculate the limiting reagent

39.2gr C6H6*(240grO2/78grC6H6)=120 grO2

we don't have that amount of oxygen so this is the excess reagent and oxygen the limiting reagent

3rd - we use the limiting reagent to calculate the amount of CO2 in grams

105.7grO2*(264grCO2/240grO2)=116.3 grCO2