Question

If you have 150 grams of s8, how many moles of so2 can you make?

Answer 1

If you have 150 grams of s8 how many moles of so2 can you make

Answer 2

Answer : You can make 4.68 moles of SO₂

Explanation:

Step 1 : Write balanced equation.

S₈ can combine with oxygen to form SO₂ gas. The balanced equation for this reaction is written below.

$S_{8} + 8 O_{2} \rightarrow 8 SO_{2}$

Step 2 : Find moles of S₈

The formula to calculate mol is

$mole = \frac{grams}{MolarMass}$

Molar mass of S₈ is 256.5 g/mol

$mole = \frac{150grams}{256.5 g/mol}$

$mole = 0.585 mol$

we have 0.585 mol of S₈

Step 3: Use mole ratio to find moles of SO₂

The mole ratio of S₈ and SO₂ can be found using balanced equation which is 1:8

That means 1 mol of S₈ can form 8 moles of SO₂.

Let us use this as a conversion factor to find moles of SO₂

$0.585 mol (S_{8}) \times \frac{8 mol (SO_{2})}{1 mol (S_{8})} = 4.68 mol$

Therefore we have 4.68 moles of SO₂