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The diagram represents a high-temperature reaction between CH4 and H2O.Based on this reaction, how many moles of H2 can be obtained starting with 6 mol CH4?

Jules Bruno · Accepted Answer

We’re being asked to calculate the moles of H2 produced by the reaction of 6 mol CH4. For this problem, we need to do the following steps:Step 1: Write and balance a chemical equation for the given reaction.Step 2: Calculate the moles of H2 produced.[readmore]Step 1: From the problem, we are given a diagram that represents the reaction.In this diagram:The black spheres represent C.The red spheres represent O.The white spheres represent H.From the diagram, we can see that:In the reactant side, there are four (4) white spheres are attached to one (1) black sphere, this represents CH4, and two (2) white spheres are attached in one (1) red sphere, this represents the H2O.In the product side, there is one (1) black sphere attached to one (1) red sphere, this would represent CO, and two (2) white spheres are attached to each other, this represents the H2.We then count each group of spheres as the number of moles of each molecule from the reactant to the product.In the reactant: 2 moles of CH4 and 2 moles of H2O.In the product: 2 moles of CO and 6 moles of H2.Thus, the chemical equation is: 2 CH4 + 2 H2O → 2 CO + 6 H2The chemical reaction above is already balanced. Step 2: We need to perform a mole-to-mole comparison between CH4 and H2. The flow for this problem will be like this:Moles of CH4 (mole-to-mole comparison) → Moles of H2We’re given the following:Moles of CH4 = 6 molMole-to-mole comparison = 2 moles of CH4 form 6 moles of H2.The moles of H2 produced is:6 mol CH4×6 mol H22 mol CH4 = 18 mol H218 moles of H2 is produced by 6 mol CH4.

Problem: The diagram represents a high-temperature reaction between CH4 and H2O.Based on this reaction, how many moles of H2 can be obtained starting with 6 mol CH4?

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Problem: The diagram represents a high-temperature reaction between CH4 and H2O.Based on this reaction, how many moles of H2 can be obtained starting with 6 mol CH4?

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