Determine the theoretical yield of ethanol when 100.0g g of glucose is used according to the following fermentation reaction. C₆H₁₂O₆(aq)→ 2 C₂H₅OH(l)+ 2 CO₂(g)

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The theoretical yield of ethanol can be calculated using the stoichiometry of the reaction and the molar mass of ethanol. From the balanced equation, we can see that 1 mole of glucose produces 2 moles of ethanol. The molar mass of glucose is 180.16 g/mol, and the molar mass of ethanol is 46.07 g/mol. Therefore, 100.0 g of glucose will produce (100.0 g / 180.16 g/mol) * (2 mol ethanol / 1 mol glucose) * (46.07 g/mol ethanol) = 51.09 g of ethanol.

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