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How many liters of carbon dioxide are produced in the combustion of 1.00 g of octane, C8H18?

2C8H18 + 25O2 --> 16CO2 + 18H2O

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Answer:

1558.27 ml or 1.56 L

Step-by-step explanation:

The molecular mass of octane is 114.23 g/mol so 1.00 g of octane equals to:

(1.00 g( x (1 mol/114.23g) = 0.00875 mol

From the chemical equation:

2C8H18 + 25O2 --> 16CO2 + 18H2O

you know that 2 mol of octane will produce 16 mol of CO2

so 0.00875 mol of octane will produce:

0.00875 x (16/2) = 0.07 moleof CO2

The molecular mass of CO2 is 44.01 g/mol so 0.07 mol will equal to

44.01 x 0.07 = 3.0807 g of CO2

Under “standard” conditions of 0 degrees Celsius and 1 atmosphere of pressure, carbon dioxide exhibits a density of 0.001977 g/mL

since d = m/V => V = m/d = 3.0807/0.001977 = 1558.27 ml or 1.56 L

NOTE: if you have a specific temperature or pressure, you can use the formula for ideal gas PV=nRT to solve for volume.

I hope this helps you to understand the question

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