Ethanol vapours were allowed to completely fill a Culligan jug with a volume of 18.9L.  The ethanol was burned yielding 9.6mL of LIQUID water in the bottom of the jug.  C2H5OH + 3 O2 --> 2 CO2 + 3 H20 If the room temperature was 23.5 oC and the pressure was 97.5KpA, calculate the percentage yield of the water gathered in the jug. (density of water = 1.00 g/mL) - 24% - 76% - 17% - not enough information

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Ethanol vapours were allowed to completely fill a Culligan jug with a volume of 18.9L.  The ethanol was burned yielding 9.6mL of LIQUID water in the bottom of the jug. 

C2H5OH + 3 O2 --> 2 CO2 + 3 H20

If the room temperature was 23.5 oC and the pressure was 97.5KpA, calculate the percentage yield of the water gathered in the jug. (density of water = 1.00 g/mL)

- 24%

- 76%

- 17%

- not enough information

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