Question

The molar mass of glucose is 180.2 g/mol. How many grams of glucose will be produced when 132.0 g of CO2 reacts with an excess of water?

Answer 1

Answer:

The mass in grams of glucose produced when 132.0 g of CO2 reacts with an excess of water is 90.1 grams

Explanation:

The chemical equation for the reaction is

6H₂O + 6CO₂  → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂

From the reaction, it is seen that 6 moles of H₂O reacts ith 6 moles of CO₂ to produce 1 mole of glucose  C₆H₁₂O₆ and 6 moles oxygen gas

The molar mass of CO₂ = 44.01 g/mol

There fpre 132.0 g contains 132.0/44.01 moles or ≅ 3 moles

However since 6 moles of CO₂ produces 1 mole of O₂, then 3 moles of CO₂ will prduce 1/6×3 or 0.5 moles of C₆H₁₂O₆

and since the molar mass (or the mass of one mole) of C₆H₁₂O₆ is 180.2 grams/mole then 0.5 mole of C₆H₁₂O₆ will have a mass of

mass of 1 mole C₆H₁₂O₆ = 180.2 g

mass of 0.5 mole C₆H₁₂O₆ = 180.2 g × 0.5 = 90.1 grams

Mass of glucose produced = 90.1 grams