What volume of sulfur (VI) oxide will be required to obtain sulfuric acid weighing 980 kg?

Let’s calculate the amount of substance in 980 kilograms of sulfuric acid.

M H2SO4 = 2 + 32 + 16 x 4 = 98 grams / mol;

N H2SO4 = 980,000/98 = 10,000 mol;

There is one sulfur atom in the sulfur oxide molecule and in the sulfuric acid molecule.

Therefore, to obtain 10,000 moles of acid, it is required to take 10,000 moles of sulfur oxide.

Find the volume of sulfur oxide.

1 mole of ideal gas under normal (standard) conditions fills a volume equal to 22.4 liters.

V sulfur oxide = 10,000 x 22.4 = 224,000 liters = 224 m3;