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Carbon monoxide can be combined with hydrogen to produce methanol, CH3OH. Methanol is used as an industrial solvent, as a reactant in some synthesis reactions, and as a clean-burning fuel for some racing cars. If you had 152.5kg of carbon monoxide and 24.5kg of hydrogen gas, how many kilograms of methanol could be produced?

2007-04-30 20:23:05 · 2 answers · asked by Joesph P 1 in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

2 answers

CO +2 H2 >> CH3OH

152500 g / 28 g/mol = 5446 moles CO

24500 g / 2 g/mol = 12250 moles H2

The ratio between CO and H2 is 1 : 2 so H2 is in excess

We would get 5446 moles CH3OH ( MM = 32 g/mol)

5446 mol x 32 g/mol = 174272 g = 174.3 Kg

2007-04-30 20:37:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

CO + 2H2 -> CH3OH

Moles of CO = 152.5/28 = 5.446 kilomol

Moles of H2 = 24.5/2 = 12.25 kilomol

Limiting reactant is CO

Thus mass of CH3OH produced = 32*5.446 = 174.27 kg

2007-04-30 20:32:18 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0 0

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