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Chemistry
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General Chemistry
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Chemical Reactions
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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
CH
4
+ 2 O
2
⇒
2 H
2
O + CO
2
Now, we'll convert
g to mole ↔ mole to mole ↔ mole to g
6.20 × 10
-3
g CH
4
(1
mole CH
4
)
/
(16.05
g CH
4
)
(2
moles O
2
)
/
(1
mole CH
4
)
(32.00 g O
2
)
/
(1
mole O
2
)
= 0.024723 g O
2
This combustion rxn will produce 2.47 x 10
-2
g O
2