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Ch.4 - Chemical Quantities & Aqueous Reactions
Chapter 4, Problem 125

A liquid fuel mixture contains 30.35% hexane (C6H14), 15.85% heptane (C7H16), and the rest octane (C8H18). What maximum mass of carbon dioxide is produced by the complete combustion of 10.0 kg of this fuel mixture?

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Key Concepts

Here are the essential concepts you must grasp in order to answer the question correctly.

Combustion Reactions

Combustion reactions involve the reaction of a fuel with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water. In the case of hydrocarbons like hexane, heptane, and octane, the general reaction can be represented as C_nH_m + O_2 → CO_2 + H_2O. Understanding the stoichiometry of these reactions is essential for calculating the products formed from a given amount of fuel.
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Stoichiometry

Stoichiometry is the quantitative relationship between reactants and products in a chemical reaction. It allows us to determine how much of each substance is involved in the reaction based on balanced chemical equations. For this question, stoichiometry will be used to calculate the amount of carbon dioxide produced from the combustion of the fuel mixture.
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Molar Mass and Mass Percentages

Molar mass is the mass of one mole of a substance, typically expressed in grams per mole. In this question, the mass percentages of hexane, heptane, and octane in the fuel mixture are used to determine the total mass of each component in the 10.0 kg mixture. This information is crucial for calculating the total amount of carbon dioxide produced during combustion.
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