How many grams of CO₂ can be made from reacting 78.1 g of O₂ and 62.4 g of C₄H₁₀? 2 C₄H₁₀ + 13 O₂ → 8 CO₂ + 10 H₂O

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The balanced chemical equation shows that 2 moles of C₄H₁₀ react with 13 moles of O₂ to produce 8 moles of CO₂.Therefore, 62.4 g of C₄H₁₀ will react with (62.4 g / 58.12 g/mol) * (13 mol O₂ / 2 mol C₄H₁₀) = 15.6 mol O₂.Since we have 78.1 g of O₂, which is (78.1 g / 32 g/mol) = 2.44 mol O₂, we are limited by the amount of O₂ available.Therefore, the amount of CO₂ produced will be (2.44 mol O₂ / 13 mol O₂) * (8 mol CO₂ / 2 mol C₄H₁₀) * (44 g/mol CO₂) = 66.1 g CO₂.

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