Homework Help: Chemistry

Posted by Lily on Monday, March 29, 2010 at 4:58pm.

How much heat is given off when 24.0 g of methane is burned in air? The equation for the reaction is:
CH4 + 2O2 => CO2 + 2H2O + 890 kJ
What equation or formula should I use to solve this? Thanks!

Chemistry - DrBob222, Monday, March 29, 2010 at 5:02pm
890kkJ is given off when 16.0 (1 mol) CH4 is burned. So how much is given off if 24.0 g is burned?

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