ASSIGNMENT

1. When carbon is heated in a limited supply of oxygen, a gas is obtained.

a. What is the name of this gas?
ANS: Carbon Monoxide (CO)

b. Write an equation for this reaction.

ANS:CO2(g)   +  C(S) “     2CO(g)
 

c. State three physical properties of the gas.

i . It is a colourless, odourless, and tasteless gas .
ii . It is slightly less dense than air .
iii . It is neutral to litmus

d. State two uses of the gas.

  Metal Fabrication: Used in fuel gas mixtures with hydrogen and other
gases for industrial and domestic heating.
 Chemicals: In the manufacture of a variety of chemicals such as acids,
esters and alcohols.

e. The gas is said to be poisonous why?

Ans: Carbon monoxide is harmful when breathed because it displaces
oxygen in the blood and deprives the heart, brain and other vital organs of
oxygen. Large amounts of CO can overcome you in minutes without warning
— causing you to lose consciousness and suffocate.