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Title: Gas stoichiometry Question
Post by: edsmart on September 16, 2018, 11:08:54 AM
Consider the following reaction:

CH4(g) + 2O2(g)

 CO2(g) + 2H2O(l)

What is the final volume if 10 L of methane (CH4) reacts completely with 20 L of oxygen?

So for this question, I got 30 liters, but the question said it was 10 liters. Why is liquid not counted? When is liquid counted? How about solid? Does this only apply to volume?
Title: Re: Gas stoichiometry Question
Post by: sjb on September 16, 2018, 11:14:36 AM
What is the volume of one mole of water at STP, and of one mole of carbon dioxide, also at STP?
Title: Re: Gas stoichiometry Question
Post by: edsmart on September 16, 2018, 11:44:09 AM
22.4 L for water and 22.4 L for carbon dioxide, they are the same?
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Post by: sjb on September 16, 2018, 11:50:15 AM
Not quite, what is the definition of STP?
Title: Re: Gas stoichiometry Question
Post by: edsmart on September 16, 2018, 11:52:02 AM
standard temperature and pressure, so 1atm and 273.15 K. I am not sure where to go
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Post by: chenbeier on September 16, 2018, 12:31:39 PM
And in which form is water  and Carbondioxide at STP
Title: Re: Gas stoichiometry Question
Post by: edsmart on September 16, 2018, 01:05:40 PM
liquid and gas? I did the mass density for water to find the volume, i got like 18 ml.
Title: Re: Gas stoichiometry Question
Post by: chenbeier on September 16, 2018, 01:12:57 PM
The volume what is counted for gas reaction is only the one of gaseous compounds. Liquid and solid substaces  are not counted.
Title: Re: Gas stoichiometry Question
Post by: edsmart on September 16, 2018, 01:15:05 PM
Thank you, is it because gas is only applicable to ideal gas law?
Title: Re: Gas stoichiometry Question
Post by: Borek on September 16, 2018, 02:59:26 PM
Thank you, is it because gas is only applicable to ideal gas law?

No idea what you mean, but you can apply ideal gas law only to gases, not to liquids nor solids.
Title: Re: Gas stoichiometry Question
Post by: edsmart on September 16, 2018, 03:04:04 PM
ok thanks