Question

Green plants use light from the Sun to drive photosynthesis, a chemical reaction in which liquid water and carbon dioxide gas from aqueous glucose and oxygen gas. Calculate the moles of glucose produced by the reaction of 2.40 moles of water. Be sure your answer has a unit symbol, if necessary, and round it to significant digits.

Answer 1

Answer: 0.4 moles of glucose are produced by the reaction of 2.40 moles of water.

Step-by-step explanation:

Photosynthesis is a phenomenon in which green plants containing chlorophyll use sunlight as a source of energy to convert carbon dioxide and water to form glucose and oxygen.

The balanced chemical equation is:

`6CO_2+6H_2O\overset{sunlight}\rightarrow C_6H_(12)O_6+6O_2`

According to stoichiometry:

6 moles of water produces = 1 mole of glucose

2.40 moles of water produces =
`(1)/(6)* 2.4=0.4` moles of glucose

Thus 0.4 moles of glucose are produced by the reaction of 2.40 moles of water.