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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

A mixture of methane and CO requires 1.7 times its volume of oxygen for complete cumbistion.what is the ratio of CH4:CO by volume in the mixture

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8 Years agoGrade 11
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8 Years ago
CH 4 + 2O2 = CO 2 + 2H2O
CO + 1/2 O2 = CO
Ratio of CH4 and CO used = 
= Ratio of O2 required in two cases
= 4 : 1