Net moles produced (Test question)
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Net moles produced (Test question)
In one of the questions on our test, it asked for the net moles of gas produced. However, in the calculation, it added the total number of moles produced on the product side (including that of H2O which I assumed was in liquid form). When questions ask for net moles produced do we just include the moles of all products and reactants?
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Re: Net moles produced (Test question)
I'm not entirely sure either but I think you're supposed to calculate the moles on the reactant side and the moles on the reactant side (using the limiting reagent) and find the difference between the two. Again, I'm not entirely clear on this either.
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Re: Net moles produced (Test question)
Since it's a combustion question, the products and reactants for this equation are all in the gas state. You're burning Butane gas with the O2 in the air, creating h20(water vapor=gas) and Co2(gas). Add up all the coefficients on the product side(36) and all the coefficients on the reactant side(30). 36-30= 6 moles.
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Re: Net moles produced (Test question)
Since it is asking for "net" moles, all you have to do is add up the moles of reactants and the moles of the products and subtract the two numbers.
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