Propane is used as a fuel in most gas grills to cook food on during the warm summer months. When the propane is burned, the following reaction takes place:
C3H8(l) + 5O2(g) -- 3CO2(g) + 4H2O(g)
A standard propane tank contains 6804 g of propane. Determine how many molecules of carbon dioxide gas are released into the atmosphere when an entire tank of propane is burned.
In your answer be sure to:
*Describe the type of chemical reaction the propane undergoes
*Explain the mole ratio between propane and carbon dioxide in this reaction

Question

Propane is used as a fuel in most gas grills to cook food on during the warm summer months. When the propane is burned, the following reaction takes place:
C3H8(l) + 5O2(g) --> 3CO2(g) + 4H2O(g)
A standard propane tank contains 6804 g of propane. Determine how many molecules of carbon dioxide gas are released into the atmosphere when an entire tank of propane is burned.
In your answer be sure to:
*Describe the type of chemical reaction the propane undergoes
*Explain the mole ratio between propane and carbon dioxide in this reaction

anonymous · Answer

*Calculate the number of moles of carbon dioxide produced
*Calculate the number of molecules of carbon dioxide produced