Week 7

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 CALCULATIONS INVOLVING CHEMICAL
EQUATIONS
 Write the balanced chemical equation for the
reaction involved.
 Identify the known (X) and the unknown (Y) in
the problem.
 Convert the units of the known substance (X) to
moles.
 Use the mole ratio to convert the moles of what
is known to the moles of what is unknown.
 Convert the moles of the unknown substance
(Y) into the desired units.
MOLE-TO-MOLE CONVERSION

Mol
Sample Problem 1e s A Mole s B
Consider the reaction between ammonia and oxygen to
form nitrogen and water.
4NH3 + 3O2 → 2N2 +
6H2O
How many moles of O2 are needed to react with 8
moles of NH3?
MOLES-TO-GRAMS CONVERSION
Sample Problem 2
Nitrogen gas reacts with hydrogen gas to
produce ammonia, as shown in the
following equation:
N2 (g) + 3 H2 (g) → 2NH3
(g)
How many grams of H2 are needed to
 MASS-TO-MASS CONVERSION

Sample Problem 3
During combustion, ethane (C2H6) reacts
with O2 to produce CO2 and H2O. H
many grams of O2 are needed to react
with 250 g of ethane?
Solution:
2 C2H6 + 7O2 → 4CO2 + 6H20
Sample Problem 4
Octane, C8H18, is a major component of gasoline. When octane
burns with oxygen, carbon dioxide and water are produced.
Answer the following:
a. What is the balanced equation for the reaction?
b. Assuming that 1 liter of gasoline contains 702 g octane, what
mass of carbon dioxide is produced when 3 liters of gasoline is
burned?
c. How many moles of oxygen will be needed to burn 1 mole of
octane?
d. How many moles of carbon dioxide can be produced from
80g of oxygen?
e. How many grams of octane is needed to react with 5 moles of
oxygen?
f. How many moles of carbon dioxide are produced from
6.022x1023molecules of octane?