How many moles of oxygen are needed to burn octane


The complete combustion of octane, C8H18, the main component of gasoline, proceeds as follows:

2 C8H18(l) + 25 O2(g)----->16 CO2(g) + 18 H2O(g)

(a) How many moles of O2 are needed to burn 1.50 mol of C8H18?

(b) How many grams of O2 are needed to burn 10.0 g of C8H18?

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