Question

calculate the amount of carbon dioxide that could be produced when 10 moles of carbon is burnt in air

Answer 1

2 moles of carbon are burnt in 16 g of dioxygen. The chemical equation for the reaction is: i) when 1 mole of carbon is burnt in 1 mole(32 g) of air(dioxygen) ,then according to chemical equation (1) 1mole(44 g) of carbon dioxide is produced.