Question

560ml of carbon monoxide is mixed with 500ml of oxygen and ignited. The chemical equation for the reaction is as follows: 2CO + O2 → 2CO2. Calculate the volume of oxygen used and carbon dioxide formed in the above reaction.

Answer 1

Answer:

volume of oxygen used = 280ml

volume of carbon di oxide = 560ml

Explanation:

here the concept of limiting agent is used

in reactant side maximum value of stoichiometric coefficient is of CO(i.e2) therefore here limiting agent is CO so full volume of CO is used i.e 560ml

So volume of Oxygen used is 560÷2 = 280ml

similarly volume of CO2 used is 560÷1 = 560ml