Consider the combustion of methanol: 2 CH3OH(g) + 3 O2(g) 2 CO2(g) + 4 H2O(g). If CO2 is produced at the rate of 0.8 mol/s, what is the rate of consumption of O2?
a) The rate of consumption of O2 is 0.53 mol/s.
b) The rate of consumption of O2 is 1.2 mol/s.
c) The rate of consumption of O2 is 0.13 mol/s.
d) The rate of consumption of O2 is -0.53 mol/s.
e) The rate of consumption of O2 is -1.2 mol/s.