Answer to Question #96113 in General Chemistry for Desha

Question

C) A camel stores the fat tristearin in its hump. It uses the fat as both a source of energy and as a source of water to survive long periods of time in the desert. The unbalanced chemical reaction is given below.

a) Balance the combustion reaction
b) What mass of water is available from 15.00 kg of this fat?

c) What mass of oxygen is required to oxidize 15.00 kg of the fat?


D) A compound contains only carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen. Combustion of 100.0 mg of the compound produced 147.6 mg of carbon dioxide and 30.48 mg of water. In another experiment, 200.0 mg of the compound produced 22.82 mg of NH3. What is the empirical formula of the compound? Hint: Determine the % N from the second experiment and determine the %C and %H from the first experiment. Don’t forget %O.

Answer 1

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