Question

How many grams of carbon is needed to react with hydrogen gas to produce 59.8 grams of acetylene (C2H2)?

Answer 1

Answer:

$55.1657$ grams/mol of carbon is needed to react with hydrogen gas to produce 59.8 grams of acetylene (C2H2)

Explanation:

The molecular weight of acetylene is  26.04 g/mol

Molecular weight of carbon is equal to 12.011 g/mol

Two carbon atom produces one acetylene molecule.

Thus, 2 * 12.011 g/mol of carbon is used to produce  26.04 g/mol of acetylene,

Amount of carbon required to produce 59.8 grams of acetylene

$\frac{2*12.011}{26.04} * 59.8 \\= 55.1657$grams/mol

$55.1657$ grams/mol of carbon is needed to react with hydrogen gas to produce 59.8 grams of acetylene (C2H2)