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A mixture of hydrogen and oxygen has volume 500 cm3, temperature 300 K, pressure 400 kPa and mass 0.76 g. The ratio of masses of oxygen to hydrogen will be:
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Options:
  • A 16 : 3
  • B 3 : 8
  • C 8 : 3
  • D 3 : 16
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 16 : 3
A number of moles of, O2=m132, the number of moles of, H2=m22. Using the ideal gas equation, PV=m132+m22253×300
400×103×500×10-6=m132+m2225×1002×102=m1m2×132+12m2×25×100
225=m1m2×132+12m2  ...(1)   
m1+m2=0.76
m21+m1m2=76100   ...(2) 
(1) divided by (2)m1m2×132+12m1m2+1=225×10076
Let assume, 
m1m2=xx+1632x+1=876 76x+76×16=8×32x+8×3276x+1216=256x+256
960=180xx=9618=163

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