Chemistry 9th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1133611095
ISBN 13: 978-1-13361-109-7

Chapter 5 - Gases - Exercises - Page 237: 70

Answer

The volume of $O_2$ gas required is $=2.27L$

Work Step by Step

$S(s)+O_2(g)=SO_2(g)$ $2SO_2(g)+O_2(g)=2SO_3$ or $SO_2(g)+1/2O_2(g)=SO_3$ So to convert $1mol$ $S$ to produce $1mol$ of $SO_3$ we need $1.5mol$ $O_2$ Here we need to completely convert 5.0g $S$ to $SO_3$ Number of $mol$ of $S$ is $n(s)=(5/32.065)mol=0.156mol$ So the required $mol$ of $O_2$ $n(O_2)=(1.5×0.156)mol = 0.234 mol$ Here $P=5.25atm$ $T=(350+273)K= 623K$ So $V=n(O_2)RT/P=(0.234 ×0.082×623)/5.25L=2.27L$ The volume of $O_2$ gas required is $=2.27L$
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