How many moles of potassium oxide (K2O) will be formed when 1.52 moles of potassium reacts with oxygen according to the followin

Question

Nimfa-mama [501]

3 years ago

9

How many moles of potassium oxide (K2O) will be formed when 1.52 moles of potassium reacts with oxygen according to the followin

g reaction : 4 k + O2 = k2O

Chemistry

1 answer:

Ghella [55] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-03T06:53:44+03:00

The balanced chemical reaction is given above however I believe the coefficients are wrong. It should be:

4K + O2 = 2K2O

We use data from that reaction to obtain relationships between substances. We are given the amount of potassium that reacts. We proceed as follows:

1.52 mol K ( 2 mol K2O / 4 mol K ) = 0.76 mol of K2O is formed