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How many moles of H₂O are produced if 15.9 grams of C₂H6 react with an excess of O₂?

A:0.667 mol
B:1.59 mol
C:2.12 mol
D:3.66 mol


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Answer:

o solve this problem, we need to first write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between C₂H6 and O₂:

C₂H6 + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O

From the equation, we can see that for every mole of C₂H6 that reacts, one mole of water is produced.

Next, we need to determine how many moles of C₂H6 we have:

15.9 g C₂H6 × (1 mol C₂H6 / 30.07 g C₂H6) = 0.529 mol C₂H6

Finally, we can use the mole ratio between C₂H6 and H₂O to calculate the number of moles of water produced:

0.529 mol C₂H6 × (1 mol H₂O / 1 mol C₂H6) = 0.529 mol H₂O

Therefore, the answer is A) 0.667 mol (rounded to three significant figures).

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