Gas Stoichiometry

Amount of Reactant Amount of Product

( grams or volume) Moles of Reactant Moles of Product ( grams or volume)

Exercises:
1. Calculate the volume of methane, CH4, at STP required to completely consume 3.50L of oxygen at STP.
CH4(g) + 2 O2(g) CO2 (g) + 2 H2O(g)

2. Propane (C3H8) burns in oxygen to produce carbon dioxide gas and water vapor.
(a) Write a balanced equation for this reaction.
(b) Calculate the number of liters of CO2 measured at STP that could be produced from 7.45g of
propane.

3. Ethanol (C2H6O) burns in air to produce carbon dioxide and water.

(a) Write a balanced reaction for this reaction
(b) Determine the volume of air in liters at 350C and 790.0mmHg required to burn 227 g of ethanol.
Assume that the air is 21.0% O2 by volume.

4. Some commercial drain cleaners contain a mixture of sodium hydroxide and aluminum powder. When
the mixture is poured down a clogged drain, the following reaction occurs

2 NaOH(aq) + 2 Al(s) + 6 H2O(l) 2 NaAl(OH)4(aq) + 3H2(g)

Calculate the volume of H2 formed at STP if 3.12 g of Al are treated with an excess of NaOH