Consider the Fermentation Reaction of Glucose: C₆H₁₂O₆ → 2C₂H₅OH

question 39

Multiple Choice

Consider the fermentation reaction of glucose: C₆H₁₂O₆ → 2C₂H₅OH + 2CO₂
A 1) 00-mol sample of C₆H₁₂O₆ was placed in a vat with 100 g of yeast.If 38.5 g of C₂H₅OH was obtained,what was the percent yield of C₂H₅OH?

• A) 41.8 %
• B) 20.9 %
• C) 38.5 %
• D) 100 %
• E) none of these

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