Suppose you had 1 mole of oxygen (O2). How many moles of hydrogen (H2) would react completely with the oxygen, and how many moles of H2O would b produced????? Please explain .

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Suppose you had 1 mole of oxygen (O2). How many moles of hydrogen (H2) would react completely with the oxygen, and how many moles of H2O would b produced????? Please explain >.<

surry99 · Answer

start with a balanced equation

thatonegirl_ · Answer

What would tht b?

thatonegirl_ · Answer

@surry99

surry99 · Answer

That is what you need to figure out.

thatonegirl_ · Answer

what would the product and reactants be?? @surry99

surry99 · Answer

hydrogen gas reacts with oxygen gas to produce water liquid

surry99 · Answer

it does not indicate in the problem whether the water produced is liquid or gas.
I am going to assume the reaction occurs at STP

thatonegirl_ · Answer

so what does it mean by 1 mole? Just 1 O2? @surry99

surry99 · Answer

yes you have 1 mole of O2

thatonegirl_ · Answer

oh okay then i just balance it? @surry99

surry99 · Answer

yes you should start with a balanced chemical equation.

thatonegirl_ · Answer

then is the product # the answer? @surry99

surry99 · Answer

yes

surry99 · Answer

your equation should look like:
2 H2 + 1 O2----> 2 H20

thatonegirl_ · Answer

thanks! so the answer is 2 moles? @surry99

surry99 · Answer

yes it happens to be 2 moles for 
a) the number of mols of hydrogen that react with 1 mol of O2
b) the number of mols of water produced from 1 mol of O2

thatonegirl_ · Answer

got it! thanks a bunch :D