The corrosion of aluminum in cookware is prevented as the aluminum metal reacts with oxygen gas in the air producing a protective coat of aluminum oxide.      a) Write the balanced equation for the reaction.       b) How many grams of oxygen gas will be produced by the reaction?       c) How many grams of aluminum oxide will be produced by the reaction?       d) If the reaction gave an actual yield of 36.4 g, what is the percent yield for the reaction?

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The corrosion of aluminum in cookware is prevented as the aluminum metal reacts with oxygen gas in the air producing a protective coat of aluminum oxide.

     a) Write the balanced equation for the reaction. 

     b) How many grams of oxygen gas will be produced by the reaction? 

     c) How many grams of aluminum oxide will be produced by the reaction? 

     d) If the reaction gave an actual yield of 36.4 g, what is the percent yield for the reaction? 

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