Question

5. The average human requires .66 moles of glucose (C6H1206) per day. How many mole

of CO2 (in the photosynthesis reaction) are required for this amount of glucose? The
photosynthetic reaction is: 6 CO2 + 6 H₂O ---> C6H12O6 + 6 02

Answer 1

Answer: 3.96 moles of CO2 are required in the photosynthesis reaction.

Explanation: The balanced equation for photosynthesis tells us that for every mole of glucose produced, 6 moles of CO2 are required. Therefore, to determine how many moles of CO2 are required for 0.66 moles of glucose, we can set up a proportion:

6 moles CO2 / 1 mole glucose = x moles CO2 / 0.66 moles glucose

Solving for x, we get:

x = (6 moles CO2 / 1 mole glucose) x (0.66 moles glucose / 1) = 3.96 moles CO2

Therefore, to produce 0.66 moles of glucose, 3.96 moles of CO2 are required in the photosynthesis reaction.