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what mass of methanol (ch3oh) is produced when 86.04 g of carbon monoxide reacts with 14.14 g of hydrogen?
co(g) + 2h2(g) → ch3oh(l)
a. 84.06 g
b. 112.14 g
c. 7.07 g
d. 96.12 g

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate moles of reactants

Molar mass of $CO$ is $12.01 + 16.00=28.01\ g/mol$. Moles of $CO=\frac{86.04\ g}{28.01\ g/mol}=3.072\ mol$. Molar mass of $H_2$ is $2\times1.01 = 2.02\ g/mol$. Moles of $H_2=\frac{14.14\ g}{2.02\ g/mol}=7\ mol$.

Step2: Determine limiting reactant

From the balanced equation $CO(g)+2H_2(g)
ightarrow CH_3OH(l)$, the mole - ratio of $CO$ to $H_2$ is $1:2$. For $3.072\ mol$ of $CO$, we need $2\times3.072 = 6.144\ mol$ of $H_2$. Since we have $7\ mol$ of $H_2$, $CO$ is the limiting reactant.

Step3: Calculate moles of product

The mole - ratio of $CO$ to $CH_3OH$ is $1:1$. So, moles of $CH_3OH$ produced is equal to moles of $CO$ reacted, which is $3.072\ mol$.

Step4: Calculate mass of product

Molar mass of $CH_3OH$ is $12.01+4\times1.01 + 16.00=32.05\ g/mol$. Mass of $CH_3OH=3.072\ mol\times32.05\ g/mol = 98.46\ g$ (There may be some rounding - off differences in the given options). The closest value to our calculated result considering possible errors in rounding is D.

Answer:

D. 96.12 g