Question

One litre of CO2 is passed through red hot coke l. The volume becomes 1.4L at same temperature and pressure. What is the composition of its product ?

Answer 1

co2 + c----2co
let x lt of co2 cokvine with coke it will form 2xlt of co.
voluke of co2 left =1-x
total volume =1.4 lt
1-x+ 2x =1.4
x=.4
vopume of co=2×.4=.8 lt
volume of co2=1-.4 lt=.6 lt