General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321967461
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-746-6

Chapter 7 - Chemical Reactions and Quantities - 7.7 Mass Calculations for Reactions - Questions and Problems - Page 264: 7.66

Answer

a. 3.72 g of $C$ b. 84.0 g of $CO$ c. 4.20 g of $Fe$

Work Step by Step

a. $$ \frac{ 1 \space mole \space Fe_2O_3 }{ 3 \space moles \space C } \space and \space \frac{ 3 \space moles \space C }{ 1 \space mole \space Fe_2O_3 }$$ $ Fe_2O_3 $ : ( 55.85 $\times$ 2 )+ ( 16.00 $\times$ 3 )= 159.70 g/mol $$ \frac{1 \space mole \space Fe_2O_3 }{ 159.70 \space g \space Fe_2O_3 } \space and \space \frac{ 159.70 \space g \space Fe_2O_3 }{1 \space mole \space Fe_2O_3 }$$ $ C $ : ( 12.01 $\times$ 1 )= 12.01 g/mol $$ \frac{1 \space mole \space C }{ 12.01 \space g \space C } \space and \space \frac{ 12.01 \space g \space C }{1 \space mole \space C }$$ $$ 16.5 \space g \space Fe_2O_3 \times \frac{1 \space mole \space Fe_2O_3 }{ 159.70 \space g \space Fe_2O_3 } \times \frac{ 3 \space moles \space C }{ 1 \space mole \space Fe_2O_3 } \times \frac{ 12.01 \space g \space C }{1 \space mole \space C } = 3.72 \space g \space C $$ b. $$ \frac{ 3 \space moles \space C }{ 3 \space moles \space CO } \space and \space \frac{ 3 \space moles \space CO }{ 3 \space moles \space C }$$ $ C $ : ( 12.01 $\times$ 1 )= 12.01 g/mol $$ \frac{1 \space mole \space C }{ 12.01 \space g \space C } \space and \space \frac{ 12.01 \space g \space C }{1 \space mole \space C }$$ $ CO $ : ( 12.01 $\times$ 1 )+ ( 16.00 $\times$ 1 )= 28.01 g/mol $$ \frac{1 \space mole \space CO }{ 28.01 \space g \space CO } \space and \space \frac{ 28.01 \space g \space CO }{1 \space mole \space CO }$$ $$ 36.0 \space g \space C \times \frac{1 \space mole \space C }{ 12.01 \space g \space C } \times \frac{ 3 \space moles \space CO }{ 3 \space moles \space C } \times \frac{ 28.01 \space g \space CO }{1 \space mole \space CO } = 84.0 \space g \space CO $$ c. $$ \frac{ 1 \space mole \space Fe_2O_3 }{ 2 \space moles \space Fe } \space and \space \frac{ 2 \space moles \space Fe }{ 1 \space mole \space Fe_2O_3 }$$ $ Fe_2O_3 $ : ( 55.85 $\times$ 2 )+ ( 16.00 $\times$ 3 )= 159.70 g/mol $$ \frac{1 \space mole \space Fe_2O_3 }{ 159.70 \space g \space Fe_2O_3 } \space and \space \frac{ 159.70 \space g \space Fe_2O_3 }{1 \space mole \space Fe_2O_3 }$$ $ Fe $ : ( 55.85 $\times$ 1 )= 55.85 g/mol $$ \frac{1 \space mole \space Fe }{ 55.85 \space g \space Fe } \space and \space \frac{ 55.85 \space g \space Fe }{1 \space mole \space Fe }$$ $$ 6.00 \space g \space Fe_2O_3 \times \frac{1 \space mole \space Fe_2O_3 }{ 159.70 \space g \space Fe_2O_3 } \times \frac{ 2 \space moles \space Fe }{ 1 \space mole \space Fe_2O_3 } \times \frac{ 55.85 \space g \space Fe }{1 \space mole \space Fe } = 4.20 \space g \space Fe $$
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