What volume of oxygen will be left unreacted when a mixture of 100cm³ of hydrogen and 200cm,sup>3,/sup> of oxygen are exploded in a eudiometer?
The correct answer is C. 150cm³
The reaction between hydrogen and oxygen to form water is given by the balanced chemical equation:
\(2H_2(g) + O_2(g) \rightarrow 2H_2O(g)\)
This equation tells us that 2 volumes of hydrogen react with 1 volume of oxygen to produce 2 volumes of water vapor.
In this case, you have 100 cm³ of hydrogen and 200 cm³ of oxygen. According to the stoichiometry of the reaction, the 100 cm³ of hydrogen would completely react with 50 cm³ of oxygen to form water.
Therefore, the volume of oxygen left unreacted would be the initial volume of oxygen minus the volume of oxygen that reacted:
Unreacted Oxygen = Initial Oxygen - Reacted Oxygen= 200 cm³ - 50 cm³= 150 cm³
So, the correct answer is 150cm³. This is the volume of oxygen that would be left unreacted after the explosion.
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