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A mixture of carbon (IV) Oxide and carbon (II) oxide is passed through potassium hydroxide solution as shown in the following set up.

A mixture of carbon (IV) Oxide and carbon (II) oxide is passed through potassium hydroxide
solution as shown in the following set up.

I) Name gas X
(ii) Why should gas X be burned.
(iii) Write a well balanced chemical equation for the reaction that takes place in the conical
flask in the first few seconds.

Answers

(i) Carbon (II) oxide
(ii) To convert it into Carbon (IV) oxide that is less poisonous
(iii) 2KOH(aq) +CO₂(g)------> K₂CO₃ + H₂O(l)

sharon kalunda answered the question on May 16, 2019 at 12:33

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