Question

Gaseous butane will react with gaseous oxygen to produce gaseous carbon dioxide and gaseous water . Suppose 4.1 g of butane is mixed with 25.9 g of oxygen. Calculate the maximum mass of carbon dioxide that could be produced by the chemical reaction. Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.

Answer 1

12.44 g

Step-by-step explanation:

2C4H10 + 13O2 = 8CO2 + 10H2O

n(C4H10) = m(C4H10)/M(C4H10) = 4.1 / 58g/mol = 0.0707 mol (excess).

n(O2) = m(O2)/M(O2) = 25.9 / 32g/mol = 0.809 mol (deficiency).

Since the ratio of O2 to octane is 13 : 2 we can divide 0.0707 by 2 to get 0.03535 and divide 0.809 by 13 to get 0.062.

mass of CO2 produced =

M = [0.0707 moles C4H10 x 8 moles CO2] / 2 moles C4H10 x 44 g CO2/mol

M = 0.5656/2 * 44

M = 0.2828 * 44

M = 12.44 of CO2