Wine goes bad soon after opening because the ethanol ch3ch2oh in it reacts with oxygen gas o2 from the air to form water h2o and acetic acid ch3cooh , the main ingredient of vinegar. what mass of oxygen gas is consumed by the reaction of 7.6g of ethanol? round your answer to 2 significant digits.

1) Chemical reaction

CH3 CH2 OH + O2 ---> CH3COOH + H2O

It is balanced

2) Molar ratios

1 mol CH3 CH2OH : 1 mol O2 : 1 mol CH3COOH : 1 mol H2O

3) Conversion of 7.6 grams of ethanol to moles

Molar mass of CH3CH2OH = 2 * 12g/mol + 6 * 1 g/mol + 16 g/mol = 46 g/mol

moles = mass / molar mass = 7.6 g / 46g/mol = 0.165 mol

4) Use of proportions with the molar ratios:

1mol CH3CH2OH / 1mol O2 = 0.165 mol CH3CH2OH / x => x = 0.165 mol CH3CH2OH.

5)  Conversion of 0.165 mol O2 to grams

mass in grams = number of moles * molar mass = 0.165 mol * (2 * 16g/mol)

mass = 5.28 g ≈ 5.3 g

5.3 g