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How many liters of co2 are produced when 15.0 liters of o2 are consumed

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Answer:At STP, a mole of gas takes up 22.4 liters.

(This information can be deducted from ideal gas law)

So 15 liters correspond to x moles:

22.4 —- 1 mole

15 —- x

x = 0.67 moles

The complete combustion is the reaction:

CH4 (for example) + 2 O2 -> CO2 + 2 H2O

it is the same than

1/2 CH4 + O2 -> 1/2 CO2 + H2O

So the dioxide carbon producted will be 0.67/2 moles. Or, it will be 15/2 = 7.5 liters.

Notice that I used CH4 but I might used any organic compound instead. I used CH4 to be more pratical resulting 1 carbon atom in each side of the chemical equation.

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