Answer:
The given reaction is a combustion reaction of benzene,
C
6
H
6
. From its balanced chemical equation,
2
C
6
H
6
+
15
O
2
→
12
C
O
2
+
6
H
2
O
,
the mass of carbon dioxide
(
C
O
2
)
produced from 20 grams (g) of
C
6
H
6
is determined through the molar mass of the two compounds, given by,
M
M
C
O
2
=
44.01
g
/
m
o
l
M
M
C
6
H
6
=
78.11
g
/
m
o
l
and their mole ratio:
12
m
o
l
C
O
2
2
m
o
l
C
6
H
6
→
6
m
o
l
C
O
2
1
m
o
l
C
6
H
6
With this,
m
a
s
s
o
f
C
O
2
=
(
20
g
C
6
H
6
)
(
1
m
o
l
C
6
H
6
78.11
g
C
6
H
6
)
(
6
m
o
l
C
O
2
1
m
o
l
C
6
H
6
)
(
44.01
g
C
O
2
1
m
o
l
C
O
2
)
=
(
20
)
(
6
)
(
44.01
)
g
C
O
2
78.11
=
5281.2
g
C
O
2
78.11
m
a
s
s
o
f
C
O
2
=
67.6
g
C
O
2
Therefore, the mass in grams of
C
O
2
formed from 20 grams of
C
6
H
6
is
67.6
g
C
O
2
.
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