Question
enzymes convert glucose M=180.2 to ethanol M=46.1 according to the equation C6H12O6=2C2H5OH + 2CO2
what is the maximum mass of ethanol that can be made from 15.5 kg of glucose?
what is the maximum mass of ethanol that can be made from 15.5 kg of glucose?
Answers
mols glucose = grams/molar mass
Convert mols glucose to mols ethanol using the coefficients in the balanced equation.
Convert mols ethanol to grams ethanol by g = mols x molar mass.
Convert mols glucose to mols ethanol using the coefficients in the balanced equation.
Convert mols ethanol to grams ethanol by g = mols x molar mass.
7.93 kg
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