Chapter 8, Problem 8.125QA

Interpretation Introduction

To find:

a) Balanced chemical equation describing the fermentation of natural sugar to ethanol and carbon dioxide where the empirical formula for sugar is ${CH}_{2}O$.

b) Balanced chemical equation describing the acid fermentation of ethanol (${C_{2}H}_{5}OH$) to acetic acid (${CH}_{3}COOH$).

c) What are the oxidation states of carbon in reactants and products of the two fermentation reactions?

d) If a sample of apple juice contains $1.00\times {10}^2 g$ of natural sugar, what is the maximum quantity of acetic acid that could be produced by the two fermentation reactions?