How many liters of carbon dioxide are formed if 24 g of oxygen were required to burn carbon.

The carbon oxidation reaction is described by the following chemical reaction equation:

C + O2 = CO2;

Carbon reacts with oxygen in equal molar amounts.

The same amount of carbon dioxide will be synthesized.

Let’s find the chemical amount of oxygen.

To do this, we divide its weight by the weight of 1 mole of gas.

M O2 = 16 x 2 = 32 grams / mol;

N O2 = 24/32 = 0.75 mol;

The same amount of carbon dioxide will be synthesized.

Let’s define its volume.

To do this, multiply the amount of substance by the volume of 1 mole of gas (22.4 liters).

V CO2 = 0.75 x 22.4 = 16.8 liters;