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Title: Stuck!
Post by: 111Caz111 on May 05, 2020, 05:48:02 AM
Hi! I'm stuck on this question if anyone could explain the answer please!

The equation for burning nonane is as follows.
C9H20 + 14O2 → 9CO2 + 10H2O
Calculate the mass of water produced when 6·4 grams of nonane is burned.
Title: Re: Stuck!
Post by: AWK on May 05, 2020, 06:03:49 AM
This is the simplest stoichiometry of reaction. Read your textbook.
Title: Re: Stuck!
Post by: Meter on May 05, 2020, 12:23:54 PM
You should recall that you can extrapolate the amount of substance (n) of each compound from a reaction scheme. Do we have a formula that correlates amount of substance to mass?

Consider the relationship between nonane and water in the reaction: how much water is created per nonane?

I hope you can figure it out using this.
Title: Re: Stuck!
Post by: AvocadosConstant on May 06, 2020, 07:00:08 AM
You could try finding the moles of nonane first.