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In the manufacture of steel, pure oxygen is
blown through molten iron to remove some
of the carbon impurity. If the combustion of
carbon is efficient, carbon dioxide (density =

1.80 g/L) is produced. Incomplete combus-
tion produces the poisonous gas carbon

monoxide (density = 1.15 g/L) and should
be avoided. If you measure a gas density of
1.77 g/L, what do you conclude?