General Chemistry: Atoms First
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ISBN: 9780321809261
Author: John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.65SP
Ethylene gas, C2H4, reacts with water at high temperature to yield ethyl alcohol, C2H6O.
- (a) How many grams of ethylene are needed to react with 0.133 mol of H2O? How many grams of ethyl alcohol will result?
- (b) How many grams of water are needed to react with 0.371 mol of ethylene? How many grams of ethyl alcohol will result?
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