Using the following equation to answer questions 8-11:
2 C
6
H
10
+ 17 O
2
12 CO
2
+ 10 H
2
O
8) If I do this reaction with 35 grams of C
6
H
10
and 45 grams of oxygen, how many
grams of carbon dioxide will be formed?
When you do this calculation for 35 grams of C
6
H
10
, you find that 113 grams
of CO
2
will be formed. When you do the calculation for 45 grams of oxygen,
you find that 43.7 grams of CO
2
will be formed. Because 43.7 grams is the
smaller number, oxygen is the limiting reagent, forming 43.7 grams of
product.
9) What is the limiting reagent for problem 8? oxygen
10) How much of the excess reagent is left over after the reaction from problem 8 is
finished?
21.5 grams of C
6
H
10
will be left over.
11) If 35 grams of carbon dioxide are actually formed from the reaction in problem 8,
what is the percent yield of this reaction?
80.1%