For the reaction of C₂H₄(g) with O₂(g) to form CO₂(g) and H₂O(g), what number of moles of CO₂ can be produced by the reaction of 0.480 mol C₂H₄ and 1.01 mol O₂?

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The balanced equation for the reaction is C2H4 + 3O2 → 2CO2 + 2H2O. From the stoichiometry, 1 mol of C2H4 reacts with 3 mol of O2 to produce 2 mol of CO2. Here, 0.480 mol of C2H4 would require 1.44 mol of O2, but only 1.01 mol of O2 is available, making O2 the limiting reactant. Thus, 1.01 mol O2 will produce 0.673 mol CO2 (1.01 mol O2 * (2 mol CO2 / 3 mol O2)).

For the Reaction of C2H4(g) with O2(g) to Form CO2(g)

For the Reaction of C₂H₄(g) with O₂(g) to Form CO₂(g)