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In the following reaction, how many liters of oxygen produce 560 liters of

carbon dioxide in the oxidation of methane, given that both gases are at STP?

CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O

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The balanced chemical
reaction will be:

CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O

We are given the amount of carbon dioxide to produce from the reaction.
This will be our starting point.

 

560 L CH4 ( 1 mol CH4/ 22.4 L CH4 ) (2 mol O2/ 1 mol CH4 ) (
22.4 L O2 / 1 mol O2) = 1120 L O2

The correct answer is

1120

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