Calculate the volume of carbon dioxide produced when 0.5 tonnes of iron are produced. When iron oxide is heated with carbon monoxide, pure iron and carbon dioide are formed. Answer: 500000g/112g/mol =?/3 = 13392.9L
I don't understand what you've done.
The FIRST think you do is write and balance the equation.
FeO + CO ==> CO2 + Fe
0.5 tonne = 500,000 grams.
mols FeO = 500000/71.85 = about 7000 mols (you should be more accurate than that).
7000 mols FeO = about 7000 mols CO2.
L CO2 = mols CO2 x 22.4L/mol = ?
To calculate the volume of carbon dioxide produced when 0.5 tonnes (or 500,000 grams) of iron are produced, we can follow these steps:
Step 1: Determine the molar mass of carbon dioxide (CO2).
The molar mass represents the mass of one mole of a substance. In this case, carbon dioxide (CO2) consists of one carbon atom (C) with a molar mass of 12.01 g/mol and two oxygen atoms (O), each with a molar mass of 16.00 g/mol. So the molar mass of CO2 is calculated as:
Molar mass of CO2 = (1 * Molar mass of C) + (2 * Molar mass of O)
= (1 * 12.01 g/mol) + (2 * 16.00 g/mol)
= 12.01 g/mol + 32.00 g/mol
= 44.01 g/mol
Step 2: Determine the number of moles of carbon dioxide produced.
To find the number of moles, we need to divide the mass of carbon dioxide produced by its molar mass:
Number of moles of CO2 = Mass of CO2 / Molar mass of CO2
= 500,000 g / 44.01 g/mol
= 11,359.29 mol
Step 3: Convert moles to liters of carbon dioxide.
We can use the ideal gas law to convert moles to volume:
Volume (in liters) = Number of moles * Molar volume
= Number of moles * 22.4 L/mol
= 11,359.29 mol * 22.4 L/mol
= 253,796.57 L
Therefore, the volume of carbon dioxide produced when 0.5 tonnes of iron are produced is approximately 253,796.57 liters.