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Iron (III) oxide reacts with carbon to give iron and carbon

Fe2O3 + 3C → 2Fe + 3CO

How many grams of CO are produced when 36.0 g of C reacts

User Bharath Reddy
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Answer:

84 g of CO.

Step-by-step explanation:

We'll begin by writing the balanced equation for the reaction. This is illustrated below:

Fe₂O₃ + 3C —> 3Fe + 3CO

Finally, we shall determine the mass of CO produce as follow:

Molar mass of C = 12 g/mol

Mass of C from the balanced equation = 3 × 12 = 36 g

Molar mass of CO = 12 + 16

= 28 g/mol

Mass of CO from the balanced equation = 3 × 28 = 84 g

From the balanced equation above,

36 g of C reacted to produce 84 g of CO.

Thus, 84 g of CO were obtained from the reaction.

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