Question

carbon disulfide is formed by the reaction of coke (carbon) with sulfur dioxide. how many moles of cs2 will be generated if 8.0 moles of coke react with a surplus of sulfur dioxide?

Answer 1

5C₂ + 4SO₂ ------> 2CS₂ + 8CO

mole ratio of C₂ : CS₂
= 5 : 2

∴ since C₂ contains 8 moles

then CS₂ contain
`( (8)/(5) ) * 2` moles

= 3.2 moles