Academic Subjects
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Chemistry
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General Chemistry
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Chemical Reactions
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Aluminum + Oxygen
How many grams of aluminum are needed to react completely with 23.7 grams of oxygen in the synthesis of aluminum oxide?
First, let's write out the balanced equation, so we know what we're dealing with
4 Al + 3 O
2
⇒
2 Al
2
O
3
Now, we'll convert g O
2
into g Al
g to mole ↔ mole to mole ↔ mole to g
23.7
g O
2
(1
mole O
2
)
/
(32.00
g O
2
)
(4
moles Al
)
/
(3
moles O
2
)
(26.98 g Al)
/
(1
mole Al
)
= 26.6 g Al
26.6 g Al are required to completely react with 23.7 g O
2