Question

2C2H2(g) 5O2(g) → 4CO2(g) 2H2O(g) This is a balanced equation for the combustion of acetylene(C2H2). How many moles of oxygen(O2) are required to react completely with 1. 0 mole of acetylene(C2H2)?.

Answer 1

The moles of oxygen required to completely react with 1-mole acetylene is 2.5 mol.

The moles of reactant and product in a chemical reaction to the whole number ratio is given by the stoichiometric coefficient of the balanced chemical equation.

Computation for the moles of oxygen

The balanced chemical equation for the reaction is :

$\rm 2\;C_2H_2\;+\;5\;O_2\;\to\;4\;CO_2\;+\;2\;H_2O$

From the balanced chemical equation, the 2 moles of acetylene react with 5 moles of oxygen.

The moles of oxygen react with 1 mole of acetylene are:

$\rm 2\;mol\;C_H_2=5\;mol\;O_2\\\\1\;mol\;C_2H_2=\dfrac{5}{2}\;\times\;1\;mol\;O_2\\\\ 1\;mol\;C_2H_2=2.5\;mol\;O_2$

The moles of oxygen required to completely react with 1-mole acetylene is 2.5 mol.

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