Question

How many liters of oxygen are needed to burn 10 liters of carbon monoxide?

Answer 1

`CO(g) + 1/2O_2(g) rarr CO_2(g)`

Explanation:

WE have the stoichiometric equation....but at constant temperature, and constant pressure (and we must ASSUME these conditions pertain)...`Vpropn`,,this can be seen from the old Ideal Gas equation...`PV=nRT`..and is explicitly stated in old Avogadro's gas law.

And so if there is a `10*L` volume of carbon monoxide, a `5*L` volume of dioxygen contains a stoichiometric equivalent.