Question

with the balanced equation C6H12O6 = 2C2H5OH + 2CO2How many moles of Carbon dioxide are produced from 0.4 moles of C6H12O6?

Answer 1

In this question, we have the following balanced equation:

C6H12O6 -> 2 C2H5OH + 2 CO2

From this balanced equation, we can determine that the molar ratio between C6H12O6 and CO2 is 1:2, 1 mol of glusoce for 2 moles of carbon dioxide, for 0.4 moles, we will have:

1 C6H12O6 = 2 CO2

0.4 C6H12O6 = x CO2

x = 2*0.4

x = 0.8 moles of CO2 will be produced from 0.4 moles of C6H12O6