Question

Carbon monoxide reacts with Cl2 in presence of sunlight to give a) Phosgene b) COCl c) Phosphine

Answer 1

a. carbon monoxide reacts with chlorine gas to form phosgene
co(g) +cl2(g)........) cocl2(g)

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is Option a.

Explanation:

When carbon monoxide reacts with chlorine gas, it produces a very poisonous gas named as phosgene. The chemical formula for this gas is $COCl_2$ and the chemical name for this gas is carbonyl chloride.

The chemical equation for the reaction of carbon monoxide and chlorine gas follows:

$CO(g)+Cl_2(g)\rightarrow COCl_2(g)$

By Stoichiometry of the reaction:

1 mole of carbon monoxide gas reacts with 1 mole of chlorine gas to produce 1 mole of phosgene gas.

Hence, the correct answer is Option a.