The grams of oxygen that are required to produce 1 mole of H₂O is 16 g ( answer B)
calculation
2 CH₄ + 2NH₃ +3 O₂ → 2HCN + 6H₂O
step 1: use the mole ratio to find moles of O₂
from equation above the mole ratio of O₂: H₂O is 3:6 therefore the moles of O₂ = 1 mole x3/6 =0.5 moles
step 2: find mass of O₂
mass= moles x molar mass
from periodic table the molar mass of O₂ = 16 x2= 32 g/mol
mass O₂ = 0.5 moles x 32 g/mol = 16 g (answer B)
