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In photosynthesis, plants convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose, C6H12O6, according to the following reaction.
6CO2(g) + 6H2O(l)  6O2(g) + C6H12O6(g)
How many grams of glucose can be synthesized from 117 g of CO2, assuming there is sufficient water to react with all of the CO2?
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11 years ago
Use the atomic mass of carbon to divide your "given figure", 117g/12.01g, then take that answer, divide it again by 6 for the 6 carbons in glucose and multiply that by the molecular mass of C6H12O6 (which is 180.2g).
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No. of moles of carbon dioxide = Mass ÷ Molar Mass
                                             = 117g ÷ (12+16+16)
                                             = 117g ÷ 44
                                             = 2.659090909
From the above equation,
6 moles of carbon dioxide produces 1 mole of glucose
Therefore,
No. of moles of glucose = 2.659090909 ÷ 6
                                   = 0.4431818182
Mass of glucose to be synthesize = No. of moles x Molar Mass
                                                  = 0.4431818182 moles x [(6 x 12) + (12 x 1) + (6 x 16)]
                                                  = 0.4431818182 moles x 180
                                                  =  79.77272727g
Therefore, the mass of glucose that can be synthesized is 79.77272727g.
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