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1. Determine the amount of heat (enthalpy) produced if 25.00 grams of hexadecane is burned in excess oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water. Ensure that your answer includes the molecular formula and a balanced chemical equation for the combustion reaction.
2. Calculate the mass of CO2 produced from 25.00 grams of hexadecane.
1. Balanced chemical reaction
2C16H34 + 49O2 34H2O + 32CO2
one mole of hexadecane produce 10699.1 KJ heat
molar mass of hexadacane = 226.448 gm / mole that mean 1 mole of hexadacane = 226.448 gm
then 25 gm hexadecane = 125/226.448 = 0.1104 mole of hexadecane
one mole of hexadecane produce 10699.1 KJ heat then 0.1104 mole of hexadecane produce
0.110410699.1/1 = 1181.18064 KJ of heat
25 gm hexadecane produce 1181.18064 KJ of heat
2. According to reaction 2 mole of hexadecane produce 32 mole of CO2 then 0.1104 mole of hexadecane produce
0.110432/2 = 1.7664 mole of CO2
molar mass of CO2 = 44.01gm/mol that mean 1 mole of CO2 = 44.01gm then 1.7664 mole= 1.7664 44.01 =77.739 gm
25.00 grams of hexadecane produce 77.739 gm of CO2