Answer:
191.11 grams of oxygen gas should be produced.
Explanation:
The balanced reaction is:
2 Al₂O₃ → 4 Al + 3 O₂
By stoichiometry of the reaction (that is, the relationship between the amount of reagents and products in a chemical reaction), the following amounts of moles of each compound participate in the reaction:
- Al₂O₃: 2 moles
- Al: 4 moles
- O₂: 3 moles
Being the molar mass of each compound:
- Al₂O₃: 102 g/mole
- Al: 27 g/mole
- O₂: 32 g/mole
By reaction stoichiometry, the following mass quantities of each compound participate in the reaction:
- Al₂O₃: 2 moles* 102 g/mole= 204 grams
- Al: 4 moles* 27 g/mole= 108 grams
- O₂: 3 moles* 32 g/mole= 96 grams
Then you can apply the following rule of three: if by stoichiometry 108 grams of aluminum are produced along with 96 grams of oxygen, 215 grams of aluminum are produced along with how much mass of oxygen?
mass of oxygen= 191.11 grams
<u><em>191.11 grams of oxygen gas should be produced.</em></u>
