Question

How many moles of carbon dioxide will be produced if 4 moles of ethane are burned in the presence of oxygen? PLEASE SHOW WORK!!

2 C₂H6+5 02 --> 4 CO2 + 6 H₂O
a. 4 moles
b. 6 moles
c. 8 moles
d. 12 moles

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

This requires using the mol/mol ratio of the balanced equation to solve.

Start with the given number of moles, cancel those and then multiply by the moles of CO2.

4 mol C2H6 x 4 mol CO2 = 8 moles of CO2 produced

2 mol C2H6