When 20 ml of a mixture of O2 and O3 is heated, the volume becomes 29ml and disappears in alkaline pyragallol solution. What is the volume percent of O2 in the original mixture?
A
90%
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B
77.5%
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C
18%
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D
2%
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Solution
The correct option is B77.5% On heating O3 converts into O2 and the volume increases. Let's say volume of O3 be v and then volume of O2=20−v
2O3⟶3O2
2v3v
Since they are disappeared in alkaline pyragallol solution.
20−v+3v=29⇒v=4.5ml
∴ Volume of O2 will be 20−4.5=15.5ml
∴ Volume percent of O2 in the mixture= 15.520=77.5%