From the following combustion: 1-butanol + oxygen = carbon dioxide + water. How many grams of carbon dioxide and water are produced when 130.6 grams of 1-butanol is completely burned? Please help me! I have not a clue! Thanks so much!

1. Write the equation and balance it.

2. Convert 130 g 1-butanol to moles. # moles = grams/molar mass.
3. Using the coefficients in the balanced equation, convert moles 1-butanol to moles H2O and moles CO2 (two separate conversions).
4. Now convert moles CO2 and moles H2O to grams. # grams = moles x molar mass.

Post your work if you get stuck.

To determine the grams of carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) produced during the combustion of 1-butanol, we need to balance the chemical equation and use stoichiometry.

1. First, let's balance the chemical equation:
C4H9OH + O2 -> CO2 + H2O

2. Balancing the equation:
C4H9OH + O2 -> 4CO2 + 5H2O

Now, according to the balanced equation, we know that for every 1 mole of 1-butanol, we will produce 4 moles of CO2 and 5 moles of H2O.

3. Convert grams of 1-butanol to moles:
To do this, divide the given mass of 1-butanol by its molar mass. The molar mass of 1-butanol (C4H9OH) can be calculated by summing the molar masses of its individual elements from the periodic table.

Molar mass of C = 12.01 g/mol
Molar mass of H = 1.01 g/mol
Molar mass of O = 16.00 g/mol

Molar mass of 1-butanol (C4H9OH) = (4 × 12.01) + (9 × 1.01) + 16.00 = 74.12 g/mol

Moles of 1-butanol = Mass of 1-butanol / Molar mass of 1-butanol
= 130.6 g / 74.12 g/mol

4. Calculate moles of CO2 produced using a mole-to-mole ratio:
Since the equation shows that 1 mole of 1-butanol produces 4 moles of CO2, we can multiply the moles of 1-butanol by the mole ratio.

Moles of CO2 = Moles of 1-butanol × (4 moles CO2 / 1 mole 1-butanol)

5. Calculate grams of CO2 produced:
To convert moles of CO2 to grams, multiply the number of moles by the molar mass of CO2.

Mass of CO2 = Moles of CO2 × Molar mass of CO2

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for calculating grams of water (H2O) produced, using the mole-to-mole ratio (5:1) between 1-butanol and water.

Note: Always make sure your units cancel out correctly in the calculations to get the correct units in the final answer.

By following these steps, you should be able to calculate the grams of CO2 and H2O produced when 130.6 grams of 1-butanol is completely burned.