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Air contains 20% O2 by volume. how many CC of air will be required to for the oxidation of 100 CC of acetylene (C2H2) ?

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Answered by Anonymous
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Explanation:

2C2H2+5O2⟶4CO2+2H2O2CX2HX2+5OX2⟶4COX2+2HX2O

From stoichiometric calculations:

2 C2H2CX2HX2 moles will react with 5 molecules of oxygen

1 C2H5⟶5/2CX2HX5⟶5/2 moles of O2OX2

22.4 l22.4 l C2H2⟶CX2HX2⟶ 5/2×22.4 l5/2×22.4 l of O2OX2

1 volume of air -> 0.2 (20/100) volume of oxygen

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