Question

Acetylene gas (c2h2) reacts with oxygen gas (o2) to produce carbon dioxide (co2) and water vapor (h2o). how many liters of c2h2 are required to produce 75.0 l of co2? l what volume of h2o is produced? l what volume of o2 is required? l when making the calculations, did you need to find the number of moles?

Answer 1

According to the balanced equation of the reaction:

2C2H2 + 5O2 → 4CO2 + 2H2O

So we can mention all as liters,

A) as we see that 2 liters of C2H2 react with 5 liters of oxygen to produce 4 liters of CO4 and 2 liters of H2O

So, when we have 75L of CO2

and when we have 2 L of C2H2 reacts and gives 4 L of CO2

2C2H2 → 4CO2

∴ The volume of C2H2 required is:

= 75L / 2

= 37.5 L

B) and, when we have 75 L of CO2


and 4CO2 → 2H2O

∴ the volume of H2O required is:

= 75 L /2
= 37.5 L


C) and from the balanced equation and by the same way:

when 5 liters O2 reacts to give 4 liters of CO2

and we have 75 L of CO2:

5 O2 → 4 CO2

?? ← 75 L

∴ the volume of O2 required is:

= 75 *(5/4)

= 93.75 L



D) about the using of the number of moles the answer is:

no, there is no need to find the number of moles as we called everything in the balanced equation by liters and use it as a liter unit to get the volume, without the need to get the number of moles.