At STP, how many grams of butane would be needed to react with 1178.0 mL of oxygen gas?
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2013-03-01T04:16:25-0500
The chemical equation for the burning reaction is 2C4H10 + 13O2 = 8CO2 + 10H2O According to the ideal gas law pV = nRT n = pV/RT STP: p = 1 atm V = 22.4 L T = 273 K R = 0.082 atm x L/ (mol x K)
n(O2) = pV/RT = (1 x 1.178) / (0.082 x 273) = 0.053 mol
According to chemical equation: n(C4H10) = n(O2) x 2 / 13 = 0.053 x 2 / 13 = 8.15x 10^-3 mol m(C4H10) = n(C4H10) x MW(C4H10) = n(C4H10) x (4 xMW(C) + 10 xMW(H)) = 8.15 x 10^-3 x (4 x 12 + 10 x 1) = 0.473g
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