When 5 litres of a gas mixture of methane and propane is perfectly combusted at 0 and 1 atmosphere, 16 litres of oxygen at the same temperature and pressure is consumed. The amount of heat released from this combustion in kJ ( Hcomb.(CH4) = 890 kJ mol-1, Hcomb.(C3H8) = 2220 kJ mol-1) is
- 38
- 317
- 477
- 32
Answer
(2) 317
Solution
CH4 + 2O2 CO2 + 2H2O; C3H8 + 5O2 3CO2 + 4H2O
Let volumes be x L of CH4 and y L of C3H8:
x + y = 5 and 2x + 5y = 16
⇒ 3y = 6, y = 2 L, x = 3 L
At STP, 1 mol = 22.4 L:
Heat = 3 890 + 2 222022.4
= 711022.4 317 kJ
Answer: (2)