This reaction is called the electrolysis of water. The balanced reaction is:
2H2O = 2H2 + O2
We are given the amount of O2 produced from the electrolysis reaction. This will be the starting point of our calculation.
50.00 grams O2 ( 1 mol O2 / 32 grams O2) ( 2 mol H2O / 1 mol O2) ( 18.01 g H2O / 1 mol H2O ) = 56.28 g H2O
The volume of oxygen required to burn 12.00 L ethane is calculated as follows
find the moles of C2H6 used
At STP 1 mole is always = 22.4 L, what about 12.00 L
= ( 12.00L x 1 moles) 22.4 L = 0.536 moles
write the reacting equation
2C2H6+ 7O2 = 4CO2 + 6H2O
by use of mole ratio between C2H6 :O2 which is 2:7 the moles of O2
= 0.536 x7/2= 1.876 moles
again at STP 1mole = 22.4 L what about 1.876 moles
= 22.4 L x 1.876 moles/ 1 mole = 42.02 L
The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "They are both balanced chemical equations." The <span>statement that is correct about the chemical reaction is that both chemical reaction are balanced chemical equations.</span>
