Various members of a class of compounds, alkenes, react with hydrogen to produce a corresponding alkane. termed hydrogenation, this type of reaction is used to produce products such as margarine. a typical hydrogenation reaction is c10h20() + h2(g) → c10h22(5) decene decane how much decane can be produced in a reaction of excess decene with 2.45 g hydrogen? give your answer in scientific notation. o *10 g decane

The mass of decane produced is

Explanation:

To calculate the number of moles, we use the equation:  

      ......(1)

Mass of hydrogen gas = 2.45 g

Molar mass of hydrogen gas = 2 g/mol

Putting values in equation 1:, we get:

The chemical equation for the hydrogenation of decene follows:

As, decene is present in excess. So, it is considered as an excess reagent.

Thus, hydrogen gas is a limiting reagent because it limits the formation of products.

By Stoichiometry of the reaction:

1 mole of hydrogen gas produces 1 mole of decane.

So, 1.225 moles of hydrogen gas will produce = of decane

Now, calculating the mass of decane by using equation 1, we get:

Moles of decane = 1.225 mol

Molar mass of decane = 142.30 g/mol

Putting values in equation 1, we get:

Hence, the mass of decane produced is

in 1783 cavendish was working with his hydrogen gas and found that when he burned it and condensed the vapor it was water. this was very significant since it disproved the greek theory of elements completely since water was not a simple substance but the product of two gases. it was lavoisier who hearing of the experiment gave cavendish's gas the name hydrogen ("water-producer") and added that hydrogen burned by combining with oxygen and that water was a hydrogen-oxygen combination.

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