Can someone please check if my answer to this Chemistry problem is correct? (My answer is in bold.)

Question

For the question, use the following: Phosphorus (P₄) burns in Oxygen (O₂) to form Diphosphorus Pentoxide.

*How much Diphosphorus Pentoxide results if 3.25 moles of Phosphorus are combined with sufficient Oxygen to complete the reaction?

A. 3.25 moles

B. 6.50 moles

C. 9.75 moles

D. 13.0 moles

E. None of the Above

Answer 1

You answer is incorrect.

Write a correctly balanced equation for the reaction:

P₄ + 5O₂ ==> 2P₂O₅ ... balanced equation

Using dimensional analysis and the stoichiometry of the balanced equation we have...

3.25 mols P₄ x 2 mos P₂O₅ / mol P₄ = 6.50 mols P₂O₅ (Answer B)