Get Expert Chemistry Homework Help | Calculate Moles of CO2 from Octane

[jasmyne01]

Homework Statement

how many moles of CO2 are produced from 40 moles of octane?

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

 

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Homework Statement

how many moles of CO2 are produced from 40 moles of octane?

Homework Equations

You must find or know the formula for octane. Write a balanced reaction for the burning of octane. Your reactants are octane and oxygen.

The Attempt at a Solution

The ratio of CO₂ to octane comes from your balanced reaction. This is used in determing the amount of CO₂ product.

 

[Lok]

A intuitive solution is to find the number of moles of C in 40 moles of octane. Octane has 8 C in a molecule.

Considering that Co2 has one C that means that the end result is ... very clear.

 

[Chewy0087]

I presume you mean when 40 moles of octane are completeley combusted;

Octane + Oxygen --> CO2 + Water

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