Answer to Question #118460 in Physical Chemistry for Rimple

Question

An element X binds with oxygen and CO present in air as


when X at 1 atm is treated with air, 25% of it is bound to CO(g). The partial pressure of CO(g) in air at equilibrium, if partial pressure of O2(g) in air at equilibrium is 0.2 atm, would be
(a) 1.9 × 10–4 atm
(b) 1.9 × 104 atm
(c) 2.08 × 10–4 atm
(d) 2.08 × 104 atm

Answer 1

(a) 1.9 × 10–4 atm