Monday, April 16, 2012

When heated, calcium carbonate decomposes to yield calcium oxide and carbon dioxide gas via the reaction


When heated, calcium carbonate decomposes to yield calcium oxide and carbon dioxide gas via the reaction
\rm CaCO_3{\it(s)}\rightarrow CaO{\it(s)}+CO_2{\it(g)}
What is the mass of calcium carbonate needed to produce 53.0 L of carbon dioxide at STP?
Express your answer with the appropriate units.
  mass of \rm CaCO_3  =237  g
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  1. UnknownSeptember 24, 2012 at 1:12 AM

    what if 53.0 L is replaced by 77.0 L ? what is the answer?

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