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A major component of gasoline is octane . When octane is burned in air, it chemically reacts with oxygen gas to produce carbon dioxide and water . What mass of oxygen gas is consumed by the reaction of of octane? Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.

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Answer:

mass of O₂ = 800 g

Step-by-step explanation:

Formula of Octane = C₈H₁₈

Formula of Oxygen = O₂

Balanced Chemical Reaction:

Octane react with oxygen and produce water and carbon dioxide.

2C₈H₁₈ + 25O₂ ---------> 16CO₂+ 18H₂O

Moles calculation:

From the number of moles of the reactant used in a chemical reaction specific number of product produced. we can find the amount of any reactant and product from the mole ratio of a chemical reaction.

Mole formula =

no. of moles = mass in grams / molecular mass ............... (1)

Given Data:

Molecular Weight of O₂ = (16 x2 ) = 32 g/mol

Mass of O₂ = To be find

Calculations:

2C₈H₁₈ + 25O₂ ---------> 16CO₂ + 18H₂O

2mole 25 mole 16 mole 18 mole

From the above balanced chemical equation it is know that 2 mole of octane consume 25 mole of oxygen.

so we have to calculate the mass of oxygen that is consumed

by using mole formula (1) we can fine the mass of oxygen

we know

Molecular Weight of O₂ = 32 g/mol

number of moles of Oxygen molecule = 25 mol

putting the value in the below formula

no. of moles of O₂ = mass of O₂ / molecular mass of O₂

25 mole = mass of O₂ / 32 g/mol ....... (2)

By rearragming the equation (2)

mass of O₂ = 25 mole x 32 g/mol

mass of O₂ = 25 mole x 32 g/mol

mass of O₂ = 800 g

So in the octan reaction with oxygen 800g of oxygen will use.

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