Question

Calculate the volume of hcl gas formed from chlorine gas required when 40ml of methane reacts completely with chlorine at stp.

Answer 1

The reaction would be as follows:-

CH₄ + Cl₂ → CH₃Cl + HCl

Now from the reaction stoichiometry we can find that:-

40 ml of CH₄ is required to form 40ml of HCl.

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