Answer:
54 g
Explanation:
Given data:
Mass of carbon = 18 g
Mass of CO₂ = 72 g
Mass of oxygen needed = ?
Solution:
Chemical reaction:
C + O₂ → CO₂
according to law of conservation mass, mass can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical equation.
This law was given by French chemist Antoine Lavoisier in 1789. According to this law mass of reactant and mass of product must be equal, because masses are not created or destroyed in a chemical reaction.
In given photosynthesis reaction:
6CO₂ + 6H₂O + energy → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂
there are six carbon atoms, eighteen oxygen atoms and twelve hydrogen atoms on the both side of equation so this reaction followed the law of conservation of mass.
In a similar way,
C + O₂ → CO₂
18 g + X = 72
X = 72 -18
X = 54 g
Thus, 54 g of O₂ are required.
Plastic packaging requires oil to create it
Answer:
What is the empirical formula of the compound?
Explanation:
When the relative masses of elements in a hydrocarbon are given, it is possible to use this information to obtain the empirical formula by dividing the given masses of each element by the relative atomic masses of the element. The lowest ratio is now used to divide through to obtain the empirical formula of the compound.
The empirical formula only shows that ratio of atoms of each element present in the compound. From the information provided, the empirical formula of the compound is CH2. Hence the answer.
