CHE100

Stoichiometry Problems
Instructor: S. Henzel

2 C3H6O2 + 7 O2 ä 6 CO2 + 6 H2O

1. How many moles of CO2 are produced when 8.652 moles of C3H6O2 react?

8.652 mol C3 H 6 O 2 6 mol CO 2

x = 25.96 mol CO 2
1 2 mol C3 H 6 O 2

2. How many moles of H2O are produced when 50.75 g of O2 react?

50.75 g O 2 1 mol O 2 6 mol H 2 O

x x = 1.359 mol H 2 O
1 31.9988 g O 2 7 mol O 2
3. How many moles of O2 are required to react with 5.7525 x 1032 molecules of C3H6O2?

5.7525 x 1032 C3 H 6 O 2 molec. 1 mol C3 H 6 O 2 7 mol O 2

X 23
x
1 6.02 x 10 C3 H 6 O 2 molec. 2 mol C3 H 6 O 2
= 3.34 x 199 mol O 2

4. How many grams of C3H6O2 are required to produce 1.1135 x 1055 CO2 molecules?

1.1135 x 1055 CO 2 molec. 1 mol CO 2 2 mol C3 H 6 O 2 74.080 g C3 H 6 O 2

x 23
x x
1 6.02 x 10 CO 2 molec. 6 mol CO 2 1 mol C3 H 6 O 2
4.57 x 1032 g C3 H 6 O 2
5. How many molecules of O2 are required to produce 50.00 g of H2O?

50.00 g H 2 O 1 mol H 2 O 7 mol O 2 6.02 x 1023 O 2 molec.

x x x
1 18.015 g H 2 O 6 mol H 2 O 1 mol O 2
= 1.95 x 10 24 O 2 molec.
6. How many molecules of C3H6O2 are required to react with 5.25 x 1015 O2 molecules?

5.25 x 1015 O 2 molec. 1 mol O 2 2 mol C3 H 6 O 2

x x x
1 6.02 x 1023 O 2 molec. 7 mol O 2
6.02 x 10 23 C3 H 6 O 2 molec.
= 1.50 x 1015 C3 H 6 O 2 molec.
1 mol C3 H 6 O 2
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7. How many moles of H2O are produced when 250.0 moles of CO2 are also produced?

250.0 mol CO 2 6 mol H 2 O

x = 250.0 mol H 2 O
1 6 mol CO 2
8. How many grams of CO2 are produced when 150.00 g of C3H6O2 react?

150.00 g C3 H 6 O 2 1 mol C3 H 6 O 2 6 mol CO 2 44.010 g CO 2

x x x
1 74.080 g C3 H 6 O 2 2 mol C3 H 6 O 2 1 mol CO 2
= 267.34 g CO 2
9. How many H atoms react when 75.00 g fo C3H6O2 react?

75.00 g C3 H 6 O 2 1 mol C3 H 6 O 2 6 mol H 6.02x 1023 H atoms

x x x
1 74.080 g C3 H 6 O 2 1 mol C3 H 6 O 2 1 mol H
= 3.66 x 19 24 H atoms
10. How many grams of C atoms react when 350.0 g of C3H6O2 react?

350.0 g C3 H 6 O 2 1 mol C3 H 6 O 2 3 mol C 12.011 g C

x x x
1 74.080 g C3 H 6 O 2 1 mol C3 H 6 O 2 1 mol C
= 170.2 g C