Consider the unbalanced equation for the combustion of hexane: C6H14 (g) O2 (g) --> CO2 (g) H2O (g) Balance the equation and determine how many moles of O2 are required to react completely with 7.2 moles of C6H14.

The balanced equation is

2 C6H14 (g) + 19 O2 (g) --> 12 CO2 (g) + 14 H2O (g)

For solving the stoichiometric calculations, we first need to do two steps. One of them is balancing the reaction equation. Here the balancing is done and we can see that 2 moles of hexane reacts with 19 moles of oxygen to produce 12 moles of carbon dioxide and 14 moles of water.

Now, for 2 moles of hexane, number of moles of oxygen required is 19.

So, for 7.2 moles of hexane, number of moles of oxygen required is.

= 68.4.

So 68.4 moles of oxygen is required.