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How many moles of water will be produced when 38 moles of sulfuric acid is consumed

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

The conversion of sulphur to sulfuric acid, though it goes through several steps, is:

2 S + 3 O2 + 2 H2O → 2 H2SO4

OK, so the equation says for every 2 moles of S you will get two moles of sulfuric acid. With a little simple math, then, the ratio of S to H2SO4 is 2:2 which is the same as 1:1.

While not correct by convention, you can write the above equation as

S + 3/2 O2 + H2O → H2SO4

And then the relationship between S and H2SO4 is more clear.

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