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Ch.15 - Chemical Kinetics
Chapter 15, Problem 30

Consider the reaction: 8 H2S(g) + 4 O2(g) → 8 H2O(g) + S8(g) Complete the table.

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Step 1: Identify the balanced chemical equation. In this case, it is 8 H<sub>2</sub>S(g) + 4 O<sub>2</sub>(g) → 8 H<sub>2</sub>O(g) + S<sub>8</sub>(g). This equation tells us that 8 moles of hydrogen sulfide react with 4 moles of oxygen to produce 8 moles of water and 1 mole of sulfur.
Step 2: Identify the given information in the problem. This could be the initial amounts of reactants, the amount of one of the products, or the final amounts of the reactants. This information will be used to fill in the table.
Step 3: Use the stoichiometric coefficients in the balanced chemical equation to determine the relationships between the amounts of reactants and products. For example, the equation tells us that for every 8 moles of H<sub>2</sub>S that react, 8 moles of H<sub>2</sub>O are produced and for every 4 moles of O<sub>2</sub> that react, 1 mole of S<sub>8</sub> is produced.
Step 4: Use the relationships determined in step 3 to fill in the missing values in the table. If you know the amount of one substance, you can use the stoichiometric coefficients to find the amounts of the other substances.
Step 5: Check your work. Make sure that the amounts of reactants and products in the table are consistent with the balanced chemical equation and with each other. If they are not, go back and check your calculations.

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Key Concepts

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

Stoichiometry

Stoichiometry is the branch of chemistry that deals with the quantitative relationships between the reactants and products in a chemical reaction. It allows chemists to predict the amounts of substances consumed and produced in a reaction based on balanced chemical equations. Understanding stoichiometry is essential for completing tables that require calculations of moles, mass, or volume of reactants and products.
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