Consider the Fermentation Reaction of Glucose

question 131

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 67.7 g of C₂H₅OH was obtained,what was the percent yield of C₂H₅OH?

• A)73.5 %
• B)36.7 %
• C)67.7 %
• D)100 %
• E)none of these

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