askiitian.expert- chandra sekhar
Last Activity: 15 Years ago
Hi NIKIT,
let x moles of formic acid.... and y moles of oxalic acid......
then CO produced from formic acid is x moles
and y moles of CO and y moles of CO2 from oxalic acid.
KOH ansorbs only CO2
therefore the ratio of volume absorbed by KOH is y/(x+2y)
y/(x+2y)=1/6
6y=2y+x
4y=x
therefore x:y=4:1