How many moles of Co2 will be produced if 9.0 moles of O2 completely react?

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Bobo

Chemistry

1 February, 04:15

How many moles of Co2 will be produced if 9.0 moles of O2 completely react?

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Charles · Answer 1

It depends on what was being combusted.

Supposing the simplest case, where carbon is being burnt:

C + O2 → CO2

(9.0 mol O2) x (1 mol CO2 / 1 mol O2) = 9.0 mol CO2

The answer would be different if the fuel contained any oxygen atoms, for example, alcohol.