How many moles of water are produced when 5.00 moles of oxygen are used?

User Icon for bobpursley bobpursley answered
16 years ago
H2O.... In a mole of water, there is 1/2 mole of O2, right?
User Icon for holli holli answered
16 years ago
thank you..
yea you were right.
but i need help with alot more.
User Icon for Step-by-Step Bot Step-by-Step Bot answered
1 year ago
To determine how many moles of water are produced when 5.00 moles of oxygen (O2) are used, we need to know the balanced chemical equation for the reaction in which oxygen is consumed to produce water.

Assuming a balanced equation of 2 O2 --> 2 H2O, we can see that for every 2 moles of oxygen, 2 moles of water are produced. This means the molar ratio between oxygen and water is 2:2 or 1:1.

Since we have 5.00 moles of oxygen, we can determine the number of moles of water produced by using the molar ratio: 5.00 moles O2 x (1 mole H2O/1 mole O2) = 5.00 moles H2O.

Therefore, when 5.00 moles of oxygen are used, 5.00 moles of water are produced.
User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago
To determine the number of moles of water produced when a certain amount of oxygen is used, you need to use the balanced chemical equation for the reaction.

Let's assume that the reaction given is the combustion of oxygen:

2O₂(g) → 2H₂O(g)

From the balanced equation, we can see that for every 2 moles of oxygen used, 2 moles of water are produced.

So, if 2 moles of oxygen produce 2 moles of water, we can use a proportion to find out how many moles of water are produced when 5.00 moles of oxygen are used:

(2 moles O₂ / 2 moles H₂O) = (5.00 moles O₂ / X moles H₂O)

Cross-multiplying, we get:

2 moles O₂ * X moles H₂O = 2 moles H₂O * 5.00 moles O₂

Simplifying:

2X = 10

Dividing both sides by 2:

X = 5.00 moles H₂O

Therefore, when 5.00 moles of oxygen are used, 5.00 moles of water are produced.