Roddilla
Jul 27, 2011, 07:58 AM
Attached please find a question which was given to us in an exam and which was marked wrong for me.
I formed two equations in order to solve this:
(2220KJ * moles of propane) + (2877KJ * moles of butane) = 654KJ ---> Equation 1
Total number of gases:
If 1 mole occupies 22.4dm3
? Occupies 5.6dm3
Thus total number of moles of gases = 0.25 moles
Thus,
moles of propane + moles of butane = 0.25 ----> Equation 2
For moles of propane I got the answer: 0.0993 moles while,
The number of moles of butane: 0.151 moles
Have I worked it out correctly or not?
I formed two equations in order to solve this:
(2220KJ * moles of propane) + (2877KJ * moles of butane) = 654KJ ---> Equation 1
Total number of gases:
If 1 mole occupies 22.4dm3
? Occupies 5.6dm3
Thus total number of moles of gases = 0.25 moles
Thus,
moles of propane + moles of butane = 0.25 ----> Equation 2
For moles of propane I got the answer: 0.0993 moles while,
The number of moles of butane: 0.151 moles
Have I worked it out correctly or not?