Species that have the same number of electrons or the same electronic structure.
Answer:
16. Option c.
Explanation:
The reaction is:
C₈H₁₈ + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O
Let's count, we have 8 C, 18 H and 2 O in reactant side
We have 1 C, 2 H and 3 O in product side
In order to balance the C, we add 8 to CO₂ and to balance the H, we add a 9 to H₂O
Now we have 8 C on both sides and 18 H On both sides. Finally we have 25 O on product side.
C₈H₁₈ + O₂ → 8CO₂ + 9H₂O
To balance the O in product side we must add 25/2, but as it is a rational number, we must multiply x2 to get an integer number (x2 in all the stoichiometry). The balanced reaction is :
2C₈H₁₈ + 25O₂ → 16CO₂ + 18H₂O
with 16 C, 36 H and 50 O, on both sides
In order to find the amount of atoms you have to find the moles then multiply by Avogadro's Constant (L)
mol =
=
= 3.73 mol
Number of atoms of Cu = mol × L
= 3.73 mol × (6.02 × 10²³)
= 2.245 × 10²⁴ atoms of copper
The particles would be more scattered out as those three factors increase.