Question

When fluorine gas combines with water vapor, the following reactions occurs.
2F2(g) + 2H2O(g) → O2(g) + 4HF(g).
If the reactant starts with 2 L of fluorine gas, how many liters of water vapor react with the fluorine, and how many liters of oxygen and hydrogen fluoride are produced?

Answer 1

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The Chemical reaction is the following:

2F₂(g) + 2 H₂O(g) → O₂(g) + 4HF(g)

If we assume that all the gases are ideal gases, we can describe the coefficients of this reaction as Volume rather than moles, so we can apply the following equations:

$2 L F_2* \frac{2 L H_2O}{2 L F_2}=2 L H_2O \\ \\ 2 L F_2* \frac{1 mol O_2}{2 L F_2}=1 mol O_2 \\ \\ 2 L F_2* \frac{4 mol HF}{2 mol F_2}= 4 mol HF$

So, 2 L of Water Vapor reacts with the fluorine; and 1 L of Oxygen and 4 L of Hydrogen Fluoride are produced.

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