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📅 MIT Science Bowl 2022🎓 HS🔄 Round 8#️⃣ Question 21🌟 BONUS✍️ Short Answer

Carbon monoxide gas can be oxidized to carbon dioxide gas by oxygen gas according to the reaction 2CO + O2 -> 2CO2. A 2:1 mixture of carbon monoxide and oxygen gases is allowed to react in a rigid vessel at constant temperature. If the total pressure of the gas mixture before and after reacting is 12 atmospheres and 9 atmospheres, respectively, what is the percent yield of this reaction?

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