Consider the reaction below. 2Al_(2)O_(3)arrow 4Al+3O_(2) How many moles of oxygen are produced when 26.5 mol of aluminum oxide are decomposed? 17.7 mol 19.9 mol 39.8 mol 53.0 mol

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1. From the balanced chemical equation

, we can determine that 2 moles of

produce 3 moles of

.2. To find out how many moles of

are produced from 26.5 moles of

, we set up a proportion based on the stoichiometry of the reaction:

3. Solving for

gives us:

4. Calculating the value of

:

5. The closest option to this value is 39.8 mol.

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