Ethanol vapours were allowed to completely fill a large jug with a volume of 15.5L.  The ethanol was burned yielding 5.5mL of pure liquid water in the bottom of the jug at the end of the reaction.   C2H5OH   +   3 O2  ?     2 CO2   +    3 H20 If the room temperature was 21.5 oC and the pressure was 0.996atm, calculate the percentage yield of the water gathered in the jug.

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Ethanol vapours were allowed to completely fill a large jug with a volume of 15.5L.  The ethanol was burned yielding 5.5mL of pure liquid water in the bottom of the jug at the end of the reaction.  

C2H5OH   +   3 O2  ?     2 CO2   +    3 H20

If the room temperature was 21.5 oC and the pressure was 0.996atm, calculate the percentage yield of the water gathered in the jug. 

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