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How many grams of oxygen are required for complete combustion of 2 moles of benzene?


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450g

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480g

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500g

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530g

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Solution

The correct option is B

480g


The balanced reaction for combustion of benzene is

2C6H6+15O2 12CO2+6H2O

Therefore, 15 moles of oxygen gas is required for complete combustion of benzene.

We know that, 1 mole of O2 = 32g

15 moles of O2 = 15 × 32 = 480g


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