Stoichiometry — Percentage Composition — Empirical & Molecular Formula — Chemical Equations — Question 8

[By Lussac's law]

$\begin{matrix} 2\text{CO}& + & \text{O}_2 &\longrightarrow & 2\text{CO}_2 \\ 2 \text{ vol.} & : & 1 \text{ vol.} & \longrightarrow & 2\text{ vol.} \end{matrix}$

To calculate the amount of CO required :

$\begin{matrix}\text{CO}_2 & : & \text{CO} & \\ 2 \text{ vol.} & : & 2 \text{ vol.} \\ 750 \text{ ml} & : & \text{x} \end{matrix}$

$\therefore x = \dfrac{2}{2} \times 750 = 750 \text{ ml}$

To calculate the amount of O₂ required :

$\begin{matrix}\text{CO}_2 & : & \text{O}_2 & \\ \text{ 2 vol.} & : & 1 \text{ vol.} \\ 750 \text{ cm.}^3 & : & \text{x} \end{matrix}$

$\therefore x = \dfrac{1}{2} \times 750 = 375 \text{ ml}$

Hence, CO required is 750 ml and O₂ required = 375 ml

Gay Lussac's law is associated in the question.