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Butane gas is compressed and used as liquid fuel in cigarrettelighters. Suppose

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Question

Butane gas is compressed and used as liquid fuel in cigarrettelighters. Suppose a lighter contains 5.75 mL (d=0.579 g/mL)
A) How many grams of oxygen are needed to burn the butanecompletely?
B) How many moles of H2Oform when the butane is burned completely?
C) How many total molecules of gas form when all the butaneburns?
A) How many grams of oxygen are needed to burn the butanecompletely?
B) How many moles of H2Oform when the butane is burned completely?
C) How many total molecules of gas form when all the butaneburns?

Explanation / Answer

   A)       Volume ofa fuel in lighter V = 5.75 mL                density offuel                d = 0.579g/mL                   we know therelation             d= mass / volume                                  massof fuel m = d*volume                                                         =0.579gmL*5.75mL                                                        = 3.33g      Therefore mass of butane gas m= 3.33g    The reaction between butane andO2is                                                                2C4H10(g) + 13O2(g)--------> 8CO2(g) +10H2O(l)
   so 2*58g of butane is needed to 13*32gof Oxygen for completed the reaction. now the required oxygen for complete the reaction with3.33 g of butane  is                                  =    ( 13*32gof O2 / 2*58g of C4H10)*3.33g ofC4H10                                = 11.94 g of O2    The required oxygen is 11.94g to complethe reaction . B) From the above equation you know that
         10mol of H2Oformed by 2.0mol of butane reacted. So from 3.33g of butane mole ofH2O formed is          3.33g ofbutane in mol =3.33g /58g/mol                                  = 0.0574mol of butane                  molH2O formed     =(10mol of H2O /2.0mol ofbutane)* 0.0574mol butane                                                = 0.287mol of H2O    moles of H2O formed in thereaction = 0.287mol C) If all the butane gas was burnt ,(0.37*6.023*1023 ) molecules of gas formed.