Asked by ash

4. What if I was going to produce 10 mol of P4O10? (remember ratios)

1 P4 + 5 O2 🡪 1 P4O10

a. How many moles of P4 would I need?

b. How many moles of O2 would I need?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
From the balanced equation 1 P4 + 5 O2 → 1 P4O10.

a) P4 needed = 10 mol P4O10 × (1 mol P4 / 1 mol P4O10) = 10 mol P4.

b) O2 needed = 10 mol P4O10 × (5 mol O2 / 1 mol P4O10) = 50 mol O2.