Adipic acid, H2C6H8O4, is used to produce nylon. It is made commercially by a controlled reaction between cyclohexane ( C6H12 ) and O2:. (Only the 4th sub part (d) is needed to be answered). 2 C6H12 (l) + 5 O2 (g) → 2 H2C6H8O4 (l) + 2 H2O (g) (Given: Atomic Wts (g/mol): C= 12.01 ; H=1.01 ; O=16.00 ) If 25.0 g of cyclohexane is reacted with 20.0 g of O2, a. Identify the limiting reactant and excess reactant? b. How much in grams of the excess reactant will be left after the reaction? c. What is the theoretical yield in terms of the product adipic acid? d. If the actual yield is 33.5 g, what is the % yield of adipic acid?
Thermochemistry
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Exergonic Reaction
The term exergonic is derived from the Greek word in which ‘ergon’ means work and exergonic means ‘work outside’. Exergonic reactions releases work energy. Exergonic reactions are different from exothermic reactions, the one that releases only heat energy during the course of the reaction. So, exothermic reaction is one type of exergonic reaction. Exergonic reaction releases work energy in different forms like heat, light or sound. For example, a glow stick releases light making that an exergonic reaction and not an exothermic reaction since no heat is released. Even endothermic reactions at very high temperature are exergonic.
Adipic acid, H2C6H8O4, is used to produce nylon. It is made commercially by a controlled reaction between cyclohexane ( C6H12 ) and O2:. (Only the 4th sub part (d) is needed to be answered).
2 C6H12 (l) + 5 O2 (g) → 2 H2C6H8O4 (l) + 2 H2O (g)
(Given: Atomic Wts (g/mol): C= 12.01 ; H=1.01 ; O=16.00 )
If 25.0 g of cyclohexane is reacted with 20.0 g of O2,
a. Identify the limiting reactant and excess reactant?
b. How much in grams of the excess reactant will be left after the reaction?
c. What is the theoretical yield in terms of the product adipic acid?
d. If the actual yield is 33.5 g, what is the % yield of adipic acid?
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