hydrogen chloride gas reacted with oxygen gas to yield water and chlorine gas. what is the mole ratio of the hydrogen chloride gas to oxygen?

Question

Hydrogen chloride gas reacted with oxygen gas to yield water and chlorine gas. What is the mole ratio of hydrogen chloride gas to oxygen?

Answer 1

In order to answer this question, you MUST be able to write a correctly balanced equation.

 

4HCl(g) + O₂(g) ==> 2Cl₂(g) + 2H₂O(l)  ...  This is the correctly balanced equation

 

The mole ratio of hydrogen chloride (HCl) gas to oxygen (O₂) is 4 to 1