Explanation:
The given reaction is the combustion of CH3NO2.
The balanced chemical equation of the reaction is:
[tex]4CH_3NO_2+ 7O_2 ->4 CO_2+4NO_2+6H_2O[/tex]
So, from the balanced chemical equation, it is clear that:
4 moles of CH3NO2 --- 7 moles of oxygen gas is required.
then,
for 17.10 moles of CH3NO2 the following number of moles of oxygen is required.
[tex]The number of moles of O_2 required=17.10 mol. x \frac{7 mol}{4 mol} \\=29.925 mol[/tex]
Answer is :
29.9 mol of oxygen gas is required.
