A mixture of CO and CO_(2) is found to have a density of 1.50" g "L^(-1) at 20^(@)C and 740 mm pressure. Calculate the composition of the mixture.

A mixture of CO and CO_(2) is found to have a density of 1.50" g "L^(-

1.	A mixture of CO and CO_(2) is found to have a density of 1.50" g "L^(-1) at 20^(@)C and 740 mm pressure. Calculate the composition of the mixture.
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :Let the mol% of CO in mixture =<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/x-746616" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about X">X</a> <br/> mol%of `CO_(<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/2-283658" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 2">2</a>)= (<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/100-263808" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 100">100</a>-x)` <br/> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/average-13416" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AVERAGE">AVERAGE</a> molecular mass `=([(x xx28)+(100-x)xx24])/(100)` <br/> `:. ([(x xx28)+(100-x)xx24])/(100)=(dRT)/(P)""(" Because ",M=(dRT)/(P))` <br/> `=((x xx28)+(100-x)xx24)/(100)=1.50gL^(-1)xx0.0821 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/l-535906" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about L">L</a> atm K^(-1) mol^(-1)xx (293K)/(100)` <br/> mol% of `CO=43.38" and mol % of "CO_(2)=(100-x)` <br/> `=100-43.38=56.62`.</body></html>