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Answer the following questions about the fermentation of glucose (C6H12O6 , molar mass 180.2 g/mol) to...

Answer the following questions about the fermentation of glucose (C6H12O6 , molar mass 180.2 g/mol) to ethanol (C2H6O) and CO2.

C6H12O6(s)

2 C2H6O(l) + 2 CO2(g)

Δ

H = −16 kcal/mol
glucose ethanol


How many kilocalories of energy are released from 54.0 g of glucose?

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Answer #1

As the equation is balanced, and from here we can see that 1mol of Glucose gives 16Kcal of energy

So 54g of Glucose has 54/180.2 =0.3 moles

Hence 0.3 moles of Glucose will give 0.3×16 =4.8 Kcal of energy

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