Moles 0_2_(g) React to Produce H_2O_(g)

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The discussion revolves around the stoichiometry of a chemical reaction involving oxygen and water vapor, specifically how many moles of water vapor (H2O) are produced from a given amount of oxygen (O2). The scope includes balancing chemical equations and the application of significant figures in calculations.

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  • One participant asks how many moles of H2O are produced from 9.6 mol of O2.
  • Another participant suggests balancing the reaction using an unknown variable for hydrogen, indicating a method for determining the coefficients in the balanced equation.
  • There is a mention of a calculated answer of 19 moles of H2O based on the stoichiometric relationship, but the reasoning behind the coefficients is questioned.
  • Some participants discuss the significance of significant figures, with one asserting that the answer should reflect the significant figures of the given data.
  • Another participant expresses frustration with the strictness of their teacher regarding significant figures.
  • A later reply emphasizes that the answer should be rounded to match the significant figures of the initial value provided (9.6), which was given to two significant figures.

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Participants express differing views on the importance of significant figures in the final answer, with some arguing for a more precise value while others adhere to rounding rules based on the initial data. The discussion does not reach a consensus on the final answer or the approach to significant figures.

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The discussion includes unresolved aspects regarding the balancing of the chemical equation and the application of significant figures, with participants providing differing interpretations and calculations.

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How many moles of [itex]H_{2}O_{(g)}[/itex] are produced when 9.6 mol of [itex]0_{2}_{(g)}[/itex] react?
 
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Eich said:
How many moles of [tex]H_{2}O_{(g)}[/itex] are produced when 9.6 mol of [itex]0_{2}_{(g)}[/itex] react?[/tex]
[tex] [tex]O_{2 (g)} \rightarrow H_2 O_{(g)}[/tex] is what you know so to balance (using x as unknowns) [tex]xH_{2(g)} + O_{2 (g)} \rightarrow xH_2 O_{(g)}[/tex]<br /> Now after the simple balancing apply what you know from the question so that (y being the value you should know): [tex]x_2 H_{2(g)} + y O_{2 (g)} \rightarrow x_2 H_2 O_{(g)}[/tex]<br /> <br /> I think that is the idea but someone might say otherwise.<br /> <br /> Hope it helps.<br /> <br /> The Bob (2004 ©)<br /> <br /> EDIT: I removed the answer so that the original poster could try and solve it themselves. Sorry Gokul43201. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":frown:" title="Frown :frown:" data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":frown:" />[/tex]
 
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You may want to explicity say where the coefficient of the hydrogen came from.
 
And if i may ask,why would he do that?I think it's pretty obvious where & why that 19.2 came from...

Daniel.
 
Sorry sorry everyone. I know that was a stupid question. It's just the answer they gave was wrong.

Anyway it's [tex]9.6 mol O_{2} * 2 mol of H_{2}O over 1 mol of O_{2}[/tex]
Which came to [tex]19 mol[/tex] with sig figs.

Sorry again. :/
 
Eich said:
Which came to [tex]19 mol[/tex] with sig figs.
Why not have 19.2 moles?? It is more accurate. Significant figures will do very little to the answer.

The Bob (2004 ©)
 
Because our teacher is anal like that.
 
Eich said:
Because our teacher is anal like that.
I see. I do hate teachers like that.

The Bob (2004 ©)
 
The teacher is, nevertheless, correct. The value of 9.6 was given to two significant figures in the question, so the answer must be rounded to the same to represent the maximum certainty of the answer.
 

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