Wine goes bad soon after opening because the ethanol  CH3CH2OH  in it reacts with oxygen gas  O2  from the air to form water  H2O  and acetic acid  CH3COOH , the main ingredient of vinegar. What mass of ethanol is consumed by the reaction of  6.8g  of oxygen gas

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Wine goes bad soon after opening because the ethanol 

CH3CH2OH

 in it reacts with oxygen gas 

O2

 from the air to form water 

H2O

 and acetic acid 

CH3COOH

, the main ingredient of vinegar.

What mass of ethanol is consumed by the reaction of 

6.8g

 of oxygen gas

 

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