The coefficients in a balanced chemical equation are important because they give the ratio of the reactants and the products.
Those ratios are fixed and when the reagents react do it in the same proportion and yield the products in the same proportion of the coefficients.
Then, the coefficients are the basis for the calculations of the amount of substances that react and the amount of substances that are formed as result of the reaction.
There will be a shift towards the reactants
Molarity =wt/M.wt * 1000/V
=> 1.77 = wt/180 * 1000/555
> wt = 1.77 * 180*555 /1000 = 176.823 g
Answer:
2.53 L is the volume of H₂ needed
Explanation:
The reaction is: C₁₈H₃₀O₂ + 3H₂ → C₁₈H₃₆O₂
By the way we can say, that 1 mol of linolenic acid reacts with 3 moles of oxygen in order to produce, 1 mol of stearic acid.
By stoichiometry, ratio is 1:3
Let's convert the mass of the linolenic acid to moles:
10.5 g . 1 mol / 278.42 g = 0.0377 moles
We apply a rule of three:
1 mol of linolenic acid needs 3 moles of H₂ to react
Then, 0.0377 moles will react with (0.0377 . 3 )/1 = 0.113 moles of hydrogen
We apply the Ideal Gases Law to find out the volume (condition of measure are STP) → P . V = n . R . T → V = ( n . R .T ) / P
V = (0.113 mol . 0.082 L.atm/mol.K . 273.15K) 1 atm = 2.53 L
