Gaseous ethane  CH3CH3  reacts with gaseous oxygen gas  O2  to produce gaseous carbon dioxide  CO2  and gaseous water  H2O . If  5.05g  of carbon dioxide is produced from the reaction of  4.21g  of ethane and  30.7g  of oxygen gas, calculate the percent yield of carbon dioxide.

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Gaseous ethane 

CH3CH3

 reacts with gaseous oxygen gas 

O2

 to produce gaseous carbon dioxide 

CO2

 and gaseous water 

H2O

. If 

5.05g

 of carbon dioxide is produced from the reaction of 

4.21g

 of ethane and 

30.7g

 of oxygen gas, calculate the percent yield of carbon dioxide.

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