Answer:
21.2 gm
Explanation:
calculate the mass of butane needed to produce 64.1 g of carbon dioxide to three significant figures and appropriate units
butane is the hydrocarbon C4H10
in combustion, we react hydrocarbons with O2 to form CO2 and H2O
so
C4H10 + O2----------------> CO2 + H2O
BALANCE
2C4H10 + 1302--------> 8CO2 + 10 H2O
the molar mass of CO2 is 12 + 16X2 = 44
64.1 gm of CO2 is
64.1/44 = 1.46 MOLES OF CO2,
FOR EVERY 8 MOLES OF CO2 WE NEED 2 MOLES OF BUTANE IT IS A
8:2 OR 4:1 RATIO. THE MOLES OF C4H10 ARE 1/4 THE MOLES OF CO2
SO
THE MOLES OF C4H10 H10 ARE 1.46/4 =0.365 MOLES
THE MOLAR MASS OF BUTANE IS 58.12
0.365 MOLES OF C4H10 HAS A MASS OF 0.365 X 58.12 = 21.2 gm
