Question

Carbon disulfide burns in oxygen to yield carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide according to the following chemical equation. CS2(l) + 3O2(g) → CO2(g) + 2SO2(g)
a. If 1.00 mol CS2 reacts with 1.00 mol O2, identify the limiting reactant.
b. How many moles of excess reactant remain?
c. How many moles of each product are formed?

Answer 1

Answer:

a) the limiting reactant is 02

b) There will remain 0.667 moles of CS2

c) There will be formed 0.333 moles oof CO2 and 0.667 moles of SO2

Explanation:

Step 1: Data given

Number of moles of CS2 = 1.00 mol

Number of moles of O2 = 1.00 mol

Molar mass of O2 = 32 g/mol

Molar mass of CS2 = 76.14 g/mol

Step 2: The balanced equation

CS2(l) + 3O2(g) → CO2(g) + 2SO2(g)

Step 3: Calculate the limiting reactant

For 1 mole of CS2 we need 3 moles of O2 to produce 1 mol of CO2 and 2 moles of SO2

O2 is the limiting reactant. It will completely be consumed.(1.00 mol).

CS2 is in excess. There will react 1.00/ 3 = 0.333 moles

There will remain 1.00 - 0.333 = 0.667 moles of CS2

Step 4: Calculate moles of CO2 and SO2

For 1 mole of CS2 we need 3 moles of O2 to produce 1 mol of CO2 and 2 moles of SO2

For 1.00 mol of O2 we have 1.00/3 = 0.333 moles CO2

For 1.00 mol of O2 we have 1.00 /(3/2) = 0.667 moles of SO2