2. Terephthalic acid, an important raw material for making Dacron, a synthetic fibre, is made from para-xylene by the following reaction.

C8H10 + 3 O2 ------------------------ C8H6O4 + 2 H2O
para- special conditions terephthalic
xylene acid

How much terephthalic acid could be made from 154 grams of para-xylene in moles? In grams?

Question

2. 	Terephthalic acid, an important raw material for making Dacron, a synthetic fibre,  is made from para-xylene by the following reaction.

C8H10 + 3 O2 ------------------------> C8H6O4 + 2 H2O
                    para-                special conditions          terephthalic
                   xylene                                                          acid

How much terephthalic acid could be made from 154 grams of para-xylene in moles? In grams?

chmvijay · Answer

106 g of Para xylene produces  166 gram of terepthalic acid
154 gram of Para xylene produces =166*154    /106=241.6 gram
if u want to convert in to moles = 241.6/166 = 1.45 moles