General Chemistry

Question

 Glucose, C6H12O6 is used as an energy source by the human body. The overall reaction in the body is described by the equation:   C6H12O6(aq)+6O2(g)---->6CO2(g)+6H2O(l)

 

a)Calculate the number of grams of oxygen required to convert 53.0g of glucose to CO2 and H2O.   ____g O2

 

b)Also compute the number of grams of CO2 produced.    ___g CO2

Answer 1

I'll do the first part for you:

Calculate the number of grams of oxygen required to convert 53.0g of glucose to CO2 and H2O. ____g O2

C6H12O6(aq)+6O2(g)---->6CO2(g)+6H2O(l)

53.0 g C6H12O6  x (1mole C6H12O6/180.16g C6H12O6) x (6 mol O₂/1 mol C6H12O6)  x 32.00 g O₂/1 mol O₂ =  56.5 g O₂  

 

You can do part b now.  Just follow my model.