Question 1 Report
C2H4(g) + 3O2(g) → 2CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)
The above equation represents the combustion of ethene.If 10cm3 of ethene is burnt in 50cm3 of oxygen, what would be the volume of oxygen that would remain at the end of the reaction?
Gay Lussac’s Law of Combining Volumes states that when gases react, they do so in volumes which bear a simple ratio to one another, and to the volume of the product(s) formed if gaseous, provided the temperature and pressure remain constant.
C2H4(g) + 3O2(g) → 2CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)
1 mole : 3 moles
Total volume required: 10 cm3 50 cm3
Reacted Volume: 10 cm3 30 cm3
Residual volume: 0 (50 - 30) = 20 cm3
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