Question #fae95

1 Answer
Feb 13, 2017

1040g

Explanation:

The balanced equation for the combustion of octane is:
2C8H18+25O216CO2+18H2O

Therefore,
a. Calculate the number of moles of octane:
235g1mol114.26g=2.96mol

b. Calculate the grams of carbon dioxide:
2.96mol octane16mol CO22mol octane44.01gCO21molCO2=1042g

(To the appropriate number of sig figs: 1040g).