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A mixture of gases contains H2\text{H}_2 and O2\text{O}_2 gases in the ratio of 1:41:4 (w/w). The molar ratio of the two gases in the mixture will be:

A

1:41:4

B

4:14:1

C

16:116:1

D

2:12:1

Step-by-Step Solution

Given that the weight ratio (w/w) of H2\text{H}_2 to O2\text{O}_2 is 1:41:4. Let the mass of H2\text{H}_2 present in the mixture be w gw \text{ g}. Then, the mass of O2\text{O}_2 present will be 4w g4w \text{ g}. The molar mass of H2\text{H}_2 is 2 g mol12 \text{ g mol}^{-1} and the molar mass of O2\text{O}_2 is 32 g mol132 \text{ g mol}^{-1} . Number of moles is calculated as the ratio of given mass to the molar mass . Number of moles of H2\text{H}_2 (nH2n_{\text{H}_2}) =Mass of H2Molar mass of H2=w2= \frac{\text{Mass of H}_2}{\text{Molar mass of H}_2} = \frac{w}{2} Number of moles of O2\text{O}_2 (nO2n_{\text{O}_2}) =Mass of O2Molar mass of O2=4w32=w8= \frac{\text{Mass of O}_2}{\text{Molar mass of O}_2} = \frac{4w}{32} = \frac{w}{8} Now, let us find the molar ratio of H2\text{H}_2 to O2\text{O}_2: Molar ratio=nH2nO2=w2w8=w2×8w=41=4:1\text{Molar ratio} = \frac{n_{\text{H}_2}}{n_{\text{O}_2}} = \frac{\frac{w}{2}}{\frac{w}{8}} = \frac{w}{2} \times \frac{8}{w} = \frac{4}{1} = 4:1. Therefore, the molar ratio of the two gases in the mixture is 4:14:1.

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