Question

When carbon dioxide is passed over red hot carbon, carbon monoxide is produced according to the equation :

\[\ce{CO2 + C -> 2CO}\]

What volume of carbon monoxide at S.T.P. can be obtained from 3 g of carbon?

Answer 1

12 g of C gives = 44.8 litre volume of CO

So, 3 g of C will give = 11.2 litre of CO