Chemistry
LPG has 60% propane and 40% butane: 10 litres of this mixture is burnt. Calculate the volume of carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere.
C3H8 + 5O2 ⟶ 3CO2 + 4H2O
2C4H10 + 13O2 ⟶ 8CO2 + 10H2O
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A mixture of hydrogen and chlorine occupying 36 cm3 was exploded. On shaking it with water, 4 cm3 of hydrogen was left behind. Find the composition of the mixture.
What volume of air (containing 20% O2 by volume) will be required to burn completely 10 cm3 each of methane and acetylene?
CH4 + 2O2 ⟶ CO2 + 2H2O
2C2H2 + 5O2 ⟶ 4CO2 + 2H2O
The gases chlorine, nitrogen, ammonia and sulphur dioxide are collected under the same conditions of temperature and pressure. The following table gives the volumes of gases collected and the number of molecules (x) in 20 litres of nitrogen. You are to complete the table giving the number of molecules in the other gases in terms of x.
Gas Volume (in litres) Number of molecules Chlorine 10 Nitrogen 20 x Ammonia 20 Sulphur dioxide 5