Chapter 3, Problem 62QAP

When corn is allowed to ferment, the fructose in the corn is converted to ethyl alcohol according to the following reaction

${\text{C}}_{\text{6}}{\text{H}}_{\text{12}}{\text{O}}_{\text{6}}\left(aq\right)\to {\text{2C}}_{\text{2}}{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}\text{OH}\left(l\right)+{\text{2CO}}_{\text{2}}\left(g\right)$(a) What volume of ethyl alcohol $\left(d=0.789\text{g}/\text{mL}\right)$ is produced from one pound of fructose?

(b) Gasohol can be a mixture of 10 mL ethyl alcohol and 90 mL of gasoline. How many grams of fructose are required to produce the ethyl alcohol in one gallon of gasohol?