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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

How many litre of Cl_2 at STPSTP by the oxidation of NaCl with 10g KMnO_4 ?

a)

3.54l

b)

7.08l

c)

1.77l

d)

None of these

Profile image of Ranjeet Gupta
7 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Arun
7 Years ago
10 NaCl + 2 KMnO4 ----------> 5 Cl2 + side products

2X 158=316 g 5 x 22.4 at S.T.P.

316 g KMnO4 gives Cl2= 5 x 22.4

10 g KMnO4 gives Cl2= 5 x 22.4 x 10/316

= 3.5 litre
Profile image of Khimraj
7 Years ago
Dear frnd... !!!

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10 NaCl + 2 KMnO4 ----------> 5 Cl2 + side products

2X 158=316 g 5 x 22.4 at S.T.P.

316 g KMnO4 gives Cl2= 5 x 22.4

10 g KMnO4 gives Cl2= 5 x 22.4 x 10/316

= 3.5 litre