JEE Main & Advanced Sample Paper JEE Main Sample Paper-41

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    A mixture of formic acid and oxalic acid is heated with concentrated\[{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\]. The gaseous product is passed into KOH solution where the volume decreases by 1/6th. The molecular proportion of the organic acids, formic acid and oxalic acid in the mixture is

    A)  4 : 1                           

    B)  1 : 4

    C)  1 : 2                           

    D)  2 : 1

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Suppose mole of\[HCOOH=x\] Mole of \[{{H}_{2}}{{C}_{2}}{{O}_{4}}=y\] \[\underset{x}{\mathop{HCOOH}}\,+{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\to \underset{x}{\mathop{CO}}\,+{{H}_{2}}O+{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\] \[\underset{y}{\mathop{{{H}_{2}}{{C}_{2}}{{O}_{4}}}}\,+{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\to \underset{y}{\mathop{CO}}\,+\underset{y}{\mathop{C{{O}_{2}}}}\,+{{H}_{2}}O+{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\] Total gaseous products = x + 2y Only \[C{{O}_{2}}\] is absorbed by KOH, y mole Hence, \[\frac{y}{x+2y}=\frac{1}{6}\] \[\therefore \]\[x+2y=6y\]             \[x=4y\] \[\therefore \]\[\frac{x}{y}=\frac{4}{1}\]


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