Chapter 4, Problem 4.129P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The grams of ethanol that can be produced from $100\text{ g}$ of glucose and volume of ${\text{CO}}_2$ in the following reaction is to be calculated.

${\text{C}}_{\text{6}}{\text{H}}_{\text{12}}{\text{O}}_6\left(s\right)\stackrel{\text{yeast}}{\to }2{\text{C}}_2{\text{H}}_5\text{OH}\left(l\right)+2{\text{CO}}_2\left(g\right)$

Concept introduction:

Decomposition redox reactions are the reactions in which one compound decomposed to form one or more product. The reaction has at least one of the product in element form. Decomposition redox reactions can be further classified as thermal decomposition and electrolytic decomposition. In thermal decomposition, heat is employed for the decomposition reaction while in electrolytic decomposition electrical energy is employed for the decomposition reaction. The general representation of decomposition redox reaction is:

$\text{Z}\to \mathrm{X}+\mathrm{Y}$