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Hexane burns in air to form carbon dioxide and water. The oxygen is store at 40.0 Celsius and at a pressure of 106.6kPa. How many moles of oxygen will react with 500. Grams of hexane

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Answer: 55.233 moles of oxygen will react with 500 g of hexane.

Explanation:

To calculate the number of moles, we use the equation:

[tex]\text{Number of moles}=\frac{\text{Given mass}}{\text{Molar mass}}[/tex]

Given mass of hexane = 500g

Molar mass of hexane = 86 g/mol

Putting values in above equation, we get:

[tex]\text{Moles of hexane}=\frac{500g}{86g/mol}\\\\\text{Moles of hexane}=5.814mol[/tex]

The chemical equation for the reaction of burning of hexane in air follows:

[tex]2C_6H_{14}+19O_2\rightarrow 12CO_2+14H_2O[/tex]

By stoichiometry of the reaction:

2 moles of hexane reacts with 19 moles of oxygen

So, 5.814 moles of hexane will react with = [tex]\frac{19}{2}\times 5.814=55.233moles[/tex] of oxygen

Hence, 55.233 moles of oxygen will react with 500 g of hexane.