How many moles of oxygen does 0.5 mol "CO"_2" contain?

1 Answer
Sep 26, 2016

"0.5 mol CO"_2" contains "1 mol O".

Explanation:

"1 mol CO"_2" contains "2 mol O".

:. "0.5 mol CO"_2" contains "1 mol O".

0.5 cancel"mol CO"_2xx(2"mol O")/(1cancel"mol CO"_2)="1 mol O"