During photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide and water and convert it into glucose and oxygen. If a plant makes 30 grams of glucose (C6H12O6), how many moles of glucose has it produced?

A. 0.17 moles

B. 6 moles

C. 3 moles

D. 0.6 moles

A. 0.17 moles

Explanation:

Every 10 grams Glucose to mol = 0.05551 mol

30 moles= 0.166503, round up to .17

n+h→nh3

we must remember that nitrogen and hydrogen are both diatomic molecules in their standard gas form. this adjusts the equation to

n2+h2→nh3

now we need to adjust coefficients in order to balance the atoms on each side of the equation. currently we have 2 atoms of nitrogen and 2 atoms of hydrogen on the reactant side and 1 atom of nitrogen and 3 atoms of hydrogen on the product side.

we can balance the hydrogens by placing a coefficient of 2 in front of ammonia and a coefficient of 3 in front of the hydrogen.

n2+3h2→2nh3

this gives us 6 hydrogen on each side and coincidentally the nitrogens now equal 2 on each side.