Find volume of methanol produced via reaction between carbon monoxide and hydrogen gases


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> Methanol is manufactured by the reaction of carbon monoxide gas with hydrogen gas. If a $95~\%$ yield is usually obtained, approximately how many liters of hydrogen gas at $\pu{350 °C}$ and $\pu{300 atm}$ are usually required to make $1.0$ liter of methanol measured at $\pu{20.0 °C}?$ The density of methanol at $\pu{20.0 °C}$ is $\pu{0.8 g mL^-1}.$
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> (a) $\pu{0.89 L}$  
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> (b) $\pu{2.5 L}$  
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> (c) $\pu{4.8 L}$  
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> (d) $\pu{5.0 L}$  
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> (e) $\pu{8.1 L}$
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>  The correct answer is (d) $\pu{5.0 L}.$
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I got two different answers, both wrong. I have detailed them below.


### Attempt 1


I found the mass of methanol:


$$m(\ce{MeOH}) = \rho V = (\pu{0.8 g mL^-1})(\pu{1000 mL}) = \pu{800 g},\tag{1.1}$$


and calculated its theoretical yield:


$$m\_\mathrm{theor}(\ce{MeOH}) = 0.95\times\pu{800 g} = \pu{842 g}.\tag{1.2}$$


The amount of methanol is


$$n(\ce{MeOH}) = \frac{\pu{842 g}}{\pu{32 g mol^-1}} = \pu{26.3 mol}.\tag{1.3}$$


The amount of hydrogen from balanced equation is $n(\ce{H2}) = \pu{52.6 mol}.$ From here


$$
\begin{align}
V(\ce{H2}) &= \frac{nRT}{p} \\
 &= \frac{(\pu{52.6 mol})(\pu{8.31 J mol^-1 K^-1})(\pu{(350 + 273) K})}{\pu{3E7 Pa}} \\
 &= \pu{9.08E-3 m^3} \\
 &\approx \pu{9.1 L}. \tag{1.4}
\end{align}
$$


### Attempt 2


Assuming the pressure of methanol is $\pu{1 atm} = \pu{1E5 Pa},$


$$
\begin{align}
n &= \frac{pV}{RT} \\
 &= \frac{(\pu{1E5 Pa})(\pu{1000 mL})}{(\pu{8.31 J mol^-1 K^-1})(\pu{293 K})} \\
 &= \pu{41071 mol}. \tag{2.1}
\end{align}
$$


Theoretical amount of methanol is


$$n\_\mathrm{theor}(\ce{MeOH}) = \pu{41071 mol}/0.95 = \pu{43232 mol}.\tag{2.2}$$


The amount of hydrogen from the balanced equation is $n(\ce{H2}) = \pu{86464 mol}.$ From here


$$
\begin{align}
V(\ce{H2}) &= \frac{nRT}{p} \\
 &= \frac{(\pu{86464 mol})(\pu{8.31 J mol^-1 K^-1})(\pu{(350 + 273) K})}{\pu{3E7 Pa}} \\
 &= \pu{14.92 m^3}. \tag{2.3}
\end{align}
$$


Attempt 2 is definitely wrong. I don't get what I did wrong in my attempt 1. What am I missing?


