If 240 g of carbon is taken in a container to convert it completely to CO 2 but in…

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If 240 g of carbon is taken in a container to convert it completely to CO2 but in industry it has been found that 280 g of CO was also formed along with CO2 what will be mole percentage yield of CO2. The reactions occurring are:

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathrm{C}+\mathrm{O}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{CO}_{2} \\ \mathrm{C}+\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{O}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{CO} \end{array}\]

  1. 75%
  2. 25%
  3. 50%
  4. 100%

Answer

(C) 50%

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