Answer:
Mass of CO₂ produced = 20.328 g
Oxygen is limiting reagent.
Explanation:
Given data:
Mass of C₂H₂ = 13.7 g
Mass of O₂ = 18.5 g
Mass of CO₂ produced = ?
What is limiting reagent = ?
Solution:
Chemical equation:
2C₂H₂ + 5O₂ → 4CO₂ + 2H₂O
Number of moles of C₂H₂:
Number of moles = mass /molar mass
Number of moles = 13.7 g/ 26.04 g/mol
Number of moles = 0.526 mol
Number of moles of O₂:
Number of moles = mass /molar mass
Number of moles = 18.5 g/ 32 g/mol
Number of moles = 0.578 mol
Now we will compare the moles of CO₂ with C₂H₂ and O₂
C₂H₂ : CO₂
2 : 4
0.526 : 4/2×0.526 = 1.052
O₂ : CO₂
5 : 4
0.578 : 4/5×0.578 = 0.462
The number of moles of CO₂ produced by O₂ are less thus oxygen will be limiting reactant.
Mass of CO₂ produced:
Mass = number of moles × molar mass
Mass = 0.462 mol × 44 g/mol
Mass = 20.328 g
