VCE Chemistry · Week 1
Worked example 4:
carbon dioxide from octane
What mass of CO₂ forms when 1.00 kg of octane burns completely?
n(C8H18) = 1000 ÷ 114.0 = 8.77 mol
C8H18 : CO2 = 1 : 8,
so n(CO2) = 70.2 mol
m(CO2) = 70.2 × 44.0 = 3.09 kg
The extra mass comes from oxygen in the air.

