| 08-02-10un | | Title | Multistep solution map for converting grams carbon dioxide to grams of glucose | | Caption | The stated factors use data from the periodic table and the balanced reaction equation to make the conversion from mass of CO2 to mass of C6H12O6. The mass of one mole of carbon dioxide is calculated by adding the masses of carbon and oxygen, according to the chemical formula. The 1:6 factor arises from the balanced equation, and the mass of one mole of glucose is calculated by adding the masses of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, according to the chemical formula. | | Notes | The factors can be adapted to any mass-mass conversion. The mass-to-moles factor can be found or calculated from periodic table data, and the balanced equation provides the mole-mole factor. | | Keywords | mole, chemical formula, periodic table, mass, balanced equation | |