I don't understand how to do this...
What mass of glucose can be produced from a photosynthesis reaction that occurs using 10 mol
(( means subscript ))
CO2
6CO2(g)+6H2O(l) ---> C6H12O6 (aq) + 602(g)
Please and thank you so much! Your help is very appreciated.
2007-12-05 17:39:20 · 2 answers · asked by blackblue 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
In English, we have 6 CO2 + 6 H2O-> C6H12O6 + 6O2. For each 6 moles of CO2, one mole of glucose is formed. So, if 10 moles are available, you can produce 1.67 moles of glucose. Now figure the mole wt of glucose and multiply that by 1.67 moles for your answer. Easy? Of course!!
2007-12-05 17:56:25 · answer #1 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this forum, people don't bother to designate subscripts as such; it is obvious from the context. We have:
6CO2 + 6H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2. Use the molecular weight of CO2 to calculate the number of moles of that; notice that it takes 6 moles of CO2 to make a mole of sugar; calculate the molecular weight of the sugar; and multiply as required.
2007-12-06 01:58:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋