Problem page liquid hexane will react with gaseous oxygen to produce gaseous carbon dioxide and gaseous water . suppose 70. g of hexane is mixed with 81.3 g of oxygen. calculate the maximum mass of carbon dioxide that could be produced by the chemical reaction. be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.

The maximum mass of carbon dioxide that could be produced by the chemical reaction is 70.6gCO_{2}

Explanation:

1. Write down the balanced chemical reaction:

2. Find the limiting reagent:

- First calculate the number of moles of hexane and oxygen with the mass given by the problem.

For the hexane:

For the oxygen:

- Then divide the number of moles between the stoichiometric coefficient:

For the hexane:

For the oxygen:

- As the fraction for the oxygen is the smallest, the oxygen is the limiting reagent.

3. Calculate the maximum mass of carbon dioxide that could be produced by the chemical reaction:

The calculations must be done with the limiting reagent, that is the oxygen.