Ethyl alcohol is formed by enzyme action on sugars and starches during fermentation.
C₆H₁₂O₆ → 2 CO₂ + 2 C₂H₆O
If the density of ethyl alcohol is 0.789 g/mL, how many quarts can be produced by the fermentation of 100.0 lb of sugar?

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Ethyl alcohol is formed by enzyme action on sugars and starches during fermentation.

C₆H₁₂O₆ → 2 CO₂ + 2 C₂H₆O

If the density of ethyl alcohol is 0.789 g/mL, how many quarts can be produced by the fermentation of 100.0 lb of sugar?

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Hello. In this problem, we're told lactose and dairy food is converted solely into lactic acid in a process called him a lactic fermentation. Given that the density of lactic acid is 1.21 g per cubic centimeter. Calculate the volume and courts of lactic acid that can be produced when £50 of lactose is fermented for given that £1 is equal to 454 g and one leader is equal to 1.57 quarts. Looking at the balance direction equation, we see that one mole of lactose Reacts to produce four moles of lactic acid. We'll begin our calculation with the 50 lb of lactose. We're trying to determine from this quantity of lactose. How much lactic acid can be produced? Make use of the relationship between pounds and grams. £1 is equal to 454 g. Well, then make use of the molar mass of lactose to go from master moles. one mole of lactose has a mass of three and 42 .2, g. Then go to our relationship from the balanced reaction equation for every one mole of lactose that reacts. We produce four moles of lactic acid. Can they make use of the more mass of lactic acid to go from most to mass one mole of lactic acid, That's a massive 90 .07, 8 grams. And then we can make use of the density of lactic acid. We have 1.2, 1 g per cubic centimeter. Recall that a cubic centimeter is equivalent to the millimeter. We can convert our male leaders to leaders. There's 1000 ml in everyone. Leader and then we can make use of the relationship between leaders and courts. One leader is equal to 1.057 sports. So we'll make sure that our units cancel. So we have pounds of lactose in the numerator cancels with pounds of lactose in the denominator grams of lactose cancels, moles of lactose, cancels moles of lactic acid cancels grams of lactic acid cancels cubic centimeters, cancels milliliters cancels and leaders cancels. So we're left with ports. This works out to 20.9 ports of lactic acid. This volume of lactic acid corresponds to answer. B Thanks for watching. Hope this helped.

Ethyl alcohol is formed by enzyme action on sugars and starches during fermentation.
C₆H₁₂O₆ → 2 CO₂ + 2 C₂H₆O
If the density of ethyl alcohol is 0.789 g/mL, how many quarts can be produced by the fermentation of 100.0 lb of sugar?

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Ethyl alcohol is formed by enzyme action on sugars and starches during fermentation.
C₆H₁₂O₆ → 2 CO₂ + 2 C₂H₆O
If the density of ethyl alcohol is 0.789 g/mL, how many quarts can be produced by the fermentation of 100.0 lb of sugar?