Using the following equation for the combustion of octane,calculate the amount of grams of carbon dioxide formed from 100.0 g of octane.The molar mass of octane is 114.33 g/mole.The molar mass of carbon dioxide is 44.0095 g/mole. 2 C₈H₁₈ + 25 O₂ → 16 CO₂ + 18 H₂O ΔH°_rxn= -11018 kJ

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First, we need to balance the equation:
2 C8H18 + 25 O2 → 16 CO2 + 18 H2O

Using stoichiometry, we can find the moles of CO2 produced from 100.0 g of octane:
100.0 g octane x (1 mol octane/114.33 g) x (16 mol CO2/2 mol octane) x (44.0095 g CO2/1 mol CO2) = 307.9 g CO2

Therefore, the answer is B.

Using the Following Equation for the Combustion of Octane,calculate the Amount