The combustion of glucose (c6h12o6) with oxygen gas produces carbon dioxide and water. this process releases 2803 kj per mole of glucose. when 3.00 mol of oxygen react in this way with glucose, what is the energy release in kcal? (hint: write a balanced equation for the combustion process.)

- 335 kcal of heat energy is produced.

Solution:- The balanced equation for the combustion of glucose in presence of oxygen to give carbon dioxide and water is:

From given info, 2803 kJ of heat is released bu the combustion of 1 mol of glucose. We need to calculate the energy produced when 3.00 moles of oxygen react with excess of glucose.

We could solve this using dimensional analysis as:

= 1401.5 kJ

Now, let's convert kJ to kcal.

We know that, 1kcal = 4.184kJ

So,

= 335 kcal

Hence, 335 kcal of heat energy is produced by the use of 3.00 moles of oxygen gas.