If 15 grams of carbon dioxide is produced in a chemical reaction, how many grams of carbon must be consumed in the reaction if we know there were 11 grams of oxygen on the reactants side of the equation?

4.13 g

Explanation:

Data Given:

Amount of CO₂ Produced = 15 g

Amount of Oxygen = 11 g

Amount of Carbon used = ?

Solution:

Suppose Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is formed by the reaction of carbon and oxygen then the reaction will be as below

                            C   +   O₂    > CO₂

                          1 mol    1 mol                  1 mol

we come to know from the above reaction that

1 mole of carbon react with 1 mole of oxygen to produce 1 mol of carbon dioxide.

molar mass of C = 12 g/mol

molar mass of O₂ = 32 g/mol

molar mass of CO₂ = 12 + 2(16) = 44 g/mol

if we represent mole in grams then

           C               +                        O₂                     >        CO                 1 mol (12 g/mol)                      1 mol (32 g/mol)                      1 mol (44 g/mol)

              C   +   O₂    > CO₂

            12 g       32 g                   44 g

So,

we come to know that 32 g of Oxygen combine with 12 g  of oxygen produce 44 g CO₂

So now how much of Carbon will be combine with 11 g of oxygen

apply unity formula

                32 g of  O₂ ≅ 12 g of  C

                  11 g of O₂  ≅  g of  C

by doing cross multiplication

           g of C = 12 g x 11 g / 32 g

           g of C = 132 g / 32 g

           g of C = 4.13 g

So,

4.13 g of carbon will consume to produce 15 g of Carbon dioxide.

to check this answer

we use the above information

                     12 g of  C ≅ 44 g of CO₂

                     4.13 g of C ≅  g of  CO₂

by doing cross multiplication

                    g of  CO₂ = 44 g x 4.13 g / 12 g

                    g of CO₂ = 15g

So it is confirmed that

4.13 g of carbon will consume to produce 15 g of Carbon dioxide.

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