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If the mass of SO2 used in the reaction 2SO2+O2SO3 is 2g then the mass of SO3 produced is:
A. 2.5g
B. 2g
C. 1g
D. 1.5g

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Hint: First we have to determine the mole ratio between SO2 and SO3. We have to convert the mass of sulfur dioxide in grams to mass of sulfur dioxide in moles using molar mass of sulfur dioxide. We have to then calculate the mass of sulfur trioxide using the moles of sulfur dioxide and molar mass of sulfur trioxide.

Complete step by step answer:
Given data contains,
Mass of sulfur dioxide is 2g.
The given chemical equation is,
2SO2+O22SO3
In the given reaction two moles of sulfur dioxide are reacted with one moles of oxygen to form two moles of sulfur trioxide. The mole ratio between sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide is 2:2=1. So, we have found the mole ratio between sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide as 1.
Let us now convert the two grams of sulfur dioxide into moles.
We know that the molar mass of sulfur dioxide is 64g/mol. When we divide the mass of sulfur dioxide by the molar mass of sulfur dioxide, we get the moles of sulfur dioxide.
Moles=GramsMolar mass
Let us now substitute the grams of sulfur dioxide and molar mass of sulfur dioxide to get the moles of sulfur dioxide.
Moles=2g64g/mol
Moles=0.03125mol
We have calculated the moles of sulfur dioxide as 0.03125mol.
Since, the mole ratio between sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide as 1, the moles of sulfur trioxide formed would also be 0.03125mol.
So, from the moles of sulfur trioxide, let us now calculate the mass of sulfur trioxide using the molar mass of sulfur trioxide.
We know that molar mass of sulfur trioxide is 80g/mol.
When we multiply the moles of sulfur dioxide by the molar mass of sulfur trioxide, we get the mass of sulfur trioxide produced.
Grams=Moles×Molar mass
Let us now substitute the values of moles and molar mass of sulfur trioxide.
Grams=Moles×Molar mass
Substituting the known values we get,
Grams=0.03125mol×80g/mol
On simplifying we get,
Grams=2.5g
The mass of sulfur trioxide produced is 2.5g.

So, the correct answer is Option A.

Note: While determining the mole ratio between the reactant and the product, it is mandatory to check if the reaction is balanced (or) unbalanced. If the reaction is unbalanced, we have to balance the reaction. If the reaction is unbalanced, there would be error while determining the ratio, which could also error in mass calculations.