Question #59501

1 Answer
Nov 9, 2017

Hydrogen (AMU=2) exists as #H_2#, so 1 gram equals #1/2# mole

Oxygen (AMU=16) exists as #O_2#, so 8 gram equals #1/2# mole

BUT!
Water = #H_2O#, so whereas all of the Hydrogen #H_2# will be used, only half of the Oxygen will be used.
Therefore, 1g #H_2# + 4g #O_2# #rarr# 5 g #H_2O#.....

So, questionwise, back to the Drawing Board....
(Or the CAD-terminal probably these days...)

For the rest, if you have 3g #H_2#, and clearly an abundance of Oxygen, these 3 grams will react with 3x4=12 grams of O2, resulting in 15 g #H_2O#.