Answer to Question #180906 in General Chemistry for Mary

Question

Iron Oxide is reduced in a blast furnace. The surplus amounts of carbon, hydrogen, water and air

lead to the formation of blast furnace gas. The quantities of the reactants are:

C=361.15 kg, O2=704.68 kg, H2=7.56 kg, N2=985.6 kg, H2O=10 kg

Calculate the composition of the blast furnace gas. It may be assumed that the blast furnace gas is

made up of CO, CO2, H2 and N2 only.

Answer 1

1.$CO_2=39.39\%$

2.$CO=11.50\%$

3.$H_2=0.30\%$

4.$N_2=48.70\%$