Noy P asked:


I am making ethanol from sucrose and would like to know what the chemical equation conversion is, also how do I calculate the theoretical yield goven 20.0 g of sucrose?

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1. chem.lady May 27, 2010 4:58 am

   C12H22O11 + H2O –> 4C2H5OH + 4CO2

   20.0g (1mol/342g) (4mol ethanol/1mol sucrose) (46.g ethanol/1mol) = 10.76g ethanol from 20.0 g sucrose

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