When grape juice is fermented, glucose (C6H12O6) is converted to ethanol (C2H6O) and carbon dioxide. Please...

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When grape juice is fermented, glucose (C6H12O6) is converted toethanol (C2H6O) and carbon dioxide. Please show work.

a.) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction. (Thereare not any other reactants or products.)

   C6H12O6 -> C2H6O + CO2    is this correct?

b.) How many grams of glucose are needed to form 150 g ofethanol?

c.) If a grape juice sample dontains 4.50 kg of glucose, howmanu grams of ethanol can be produced?

d.) How many milligrams of carbon dioxide can be produced from0.778 g of glucose?

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A Balance equation Glucose Ethanol CO2 C6H12O6 2CH3CH2OH 2 CO2 B 1 mol of glucose 2 mol of ethanol we want only 150 g of ethanol MW ethanol 46 ggmol moles Mass MW    See Answer
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