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Grade 9Physical Chemistry

i have a reaction
C(l)+O(l)-->CO (g) reaction decarburization steel
The pressure of CO in atm=Pco
the C and O are given in %wt of steel and reaction rate as
Nco=K*Ar*([c][o]-{CO_equil})
I require Nco to be mol/s but [C]&[O] are in wt of steel
How to approach the same

Profile image of Manu Chakkingal
10 Years agoGrade 9
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Profile image of Sakshi
10 Years ago
you can assume the mass of steel as z and then try to calculate the percentage of C and O in that.
else you can post the complete ques and i ll be providing the hint for the complete solution