When a mixture containing 10 moles of SO2 and 15 moles of O2 is passed over catalyst, 8 moles of SO3 is formed. How many moles of SO2 and O2 did not enter into combination respectively?
A
2,11
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B
4,22
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C
11,2
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D
22,4
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Solution
The correct option is A2,11 2SO2+O2⇌2SO3 2 moles of SO2 will react with 1 mole of O2 to form 4 moles of SO3. 8 moles of SO2 will react with 4 moles of O2 to form 8 moles of SO3. Hence, 10−8=2 moles of SO2 and 15−4=11 moles of O2 did not enter into the combination respectively.