If 6.30 moles of C5H12 reacts with excess O2, how many moles of CO2 will be produced in the following combustion reaction?
Write and balance the equation first.
To determine how many moles of CO2 will be produced in the combustion reaction, we need to first determine the balanced chemical equation for the reaction.
The combustion of C5H12 can be represented by the following equation:
C5H12 + O2 → CO2 + H2O
From the balanced equation, we can see that for every 1 mole of C5H12 that reacts, 5 moles of CO2 are produced.
Therefore, if we have 6.30 moles of C5H12, we can calculate the number of moles of CO2 produced by multiplying the number of moles of C5H12 by the mole ratio:
6.30 moles C5H12 x (5 moles CO2 / 1 mole C5H12) = 31.50 moles CO2
Therefore, 31.50 moles of CO2 will be produced in the combustion reaction.