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Grade 10Physical Chemistry

A mixture of carbon and sulphur weights 12 gram.It is heated in the presence of oxygen to form C02 AND S02.The moles of so2 formed is half that of co2.Find the weight of carbon in the mixture.

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11 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Ramreddy
11 Years ago
Assume mass of C in mixture = x g
then mass of S in mixture will be = (12-x) g
Calculate the number of moles of CO2 and SO2 formed. And then use the given date to calculate x.

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