Mercury(ii) oxide (hgo) decomposes to form mercury (hg) and oxygen (o2). the balanced chemical equation is shown below. 2hgo 2hg + o2 the molar mass of hgo is 216.59 g/mol. the molar mass of o2 is 32.00 g/mol. how many moles of hgo are needed to produce 250.0 g of o2? 3.906 7.813 15.63 73.87

15.63 mol. You need 15.63 mol HgO to produce 250.0 g O_2.

Step 1. Convert grams of O_2 to moles of O_2

Moles of O_2 = 250.0 g O_2 × (1 mol O_2/32.00 g O_2) = 7.8125 mol O_2

Step 2. Use the molar ratio of HgO:O_2 to convert moles of O_2 to moles of HgO

Moles of HgO = 0.8885 mol O_2 × (2 mol HgO/1 mol O_2) = 15.63 mol HgO