The transformation occurring in Dumas's method is given below:
$C_{2}H_{7}N + (2x + \frac{y}{2})CuO \rightarrow xCO_{2} + \frac{y}{2}H_{2}O + \frac{z}{2}N_{2} + (2x + \frac{y}{2})Cu$
The value of $y$ is ...... .(Integer answer)

  • A
    $2$
  • B
    $7$
  • C
    $1$
  • D
    $15$

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