Question

Gaseous butane will react with gaseous oxygen to produce gaseous carbon dioxide and gaseous water . Suppose 10. g of butane is mixed with 61.0 g of oxygen. Calculate the maximum mass of carbon dioxide that could be produced by the chemical reaction. Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Butane is the 4th member of alkane series. It has 4 carbon atoms.

First write a balanced equation for the combustion of butane as follows;

2C4H10 + 13O2 ===> 8CO2 + 10H2O

from the balanced equation,

2C4H10 weigh 2[(12 x 4) + (1 x 10)]

=2(48 + 10)

= 116g

13O2 weigh 13(16 x 2)

=13 x 32

= 416g

8CO2 weigh 8[ 12+ (16 x 2)]

8 x (12 + 32)

352g

From the equation, 116g of buthane produced 352g of carbon dioxide

10g of buthane will produce 10×116÷352 =