Wine goes bad soon after opening because the ethanol dissolved in it reacts with oxygen gas to form water and aqueous acetic acid , the main ingredient in vinegar. Calculate the moles of oxygen needed to produce 0.60 mol of water. Be sure your answer has a unit symbol, if necessary, and round it to significant digits.

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Answer:

0.6 mols of oxygen

Explanation:

The equation of the reaction is represented as;

C2H5OH(aq) + O2(g) ------> CH3COOH(aq) + H2O(l)

From the reaction equation;

1 mole of oxygen yields 1 mole of water

Hence, x moles of oxygen will yield 0.60 moles of water

x= 1 × 0.6/1

x= 0.6 moles of oxygen