Academic Subjects
Chemistry
General Chemistry
Chemical Reactions
Methane Combustion

What mass of oxygen is needed for the complete combustion of 6.20 × 10-3 g of methane?

First, let's write the balanced equation, so we'll know what we're dealing with

CH4 + 2 O2    2 H2O + CO2

Now, we'll convert
g to mole  ↔  mole to mole  ↔  mole to g

6.20 × 10-3 g CH4 
(1 mole CH4) / (16.05 g CH4)
 
(2 moles O2) / (1 mole CH4)
 
(32.00 g O2) / (1 mole O2)
= 0.024723 g O2


This combustion rxn will produce 2.47 x 10-2 g O2