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Using Chemical Equation Coefficients as Conversion Factors (Mass to Mass)
One of the reactions occurring in automobile engines is the combustion of octane
Assume that gasoline is pure octane and that you burn approximately
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- Copper reacts with nitric acid according to the following reaction. 3Cu(s)+8HNO3(aq)3Cu(NO3)2(aq)+2NO(g)+4H2O(l) If 2.40 g of Cu is added to a container with 2.00 mL of concentrated nitric acid (70% by mass HNO3; density = 1.42 g/cm3), what mass of nitrogen monoxide gas will be produced?arrow_forward3.83 For the reaction of nitrogen, N2, and hydrogen, H2, to form ammonia, NH3, a student is attempting to draw a particulate diagram, as shown below. Did the student draw a correct representation of the reaction? If not, what was the error the student made?arrow_forward3.115 The average person exhales 1.0 kg of carbon dioxide in a day. Describe how you would estimate the number of CO2 molecules exhaled per breath for this average person.arrow_forward
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