Asked by Gray
"How many moles of oxygen are required to react completely with 5 mol C(8)H(18)?"
2C(8)H(18) + 25O(2) => 16CO(2) + 18 H(2)O
In the question, how do I know if "oxygen" means the molecule O(2) or the element O?
2C(8)H(18) + 25O(2) => 16CO(2) + 18 H(2)O
In the question, how do I know if "oxygen" means the molecule O(2) or the element O?
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Answered by
bobpursley
http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1285089963 as an example.
Oxygen refers to the diatomic molecule, O2.
Oxygen refers to the diatomic molecule, O2.
Answered by
Gray
But if the question wanted me to find the moles of O, how would it be phrased? Thanks
Answered by
bobpursley
It would ask, moles of the oxygen free atom, O.
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