Answer to Question #263014 in General Chemistry for Sunshine Jimenez

Question

Photosynthesis in plants may be represented by the chemical equation: CO₂ + H₂O------C₆H₁₂O₆ + O₂

1. Balance the given equation

2. How many grams of CO₂ are needed to produce 50 g glucose, C₆H₁₂O₆?

3. How many grams of oxygen gas are produced from 100 g CO₂?

Answer 1

a) $6CO_2+6H_2O→C_6H_{12} O_6+6O_2.$

b) Grams of CO₂34.12g

c) 72.7 g of oxygen