Answer to Question #87879 in General Chemistry for Rachelle

Question

UAmanda enjoys lighting the Bunsen burner and playing with flame. She has wasted a lot uof natural gas(CH4) which costs $3 per 1000 cubic feet. 1000 cubic feet is 28316.8 liters of gas. Fortunately this is not as expensive as breaking a large piece of laboratory glassware. If Amanda buhprns 50000 L of natural gas in a combustion reaction at 769 tore and 28 degree C. Will there be enough oxygen gas in the room to sustain the flame if the room contains 90000L. What is the L.R? What is in excess?

Answer 1

Not enough 3359.5 mol oxygen