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Some Basic Concepts Of Chemistry

Question
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If 6.3g of NaHCO3 are added to 15.0 g of CH3COOH solution, the residue is found to weigh 18.0g. What is the mass of CO2 released in the reaction?

Solution

The reaction is
NaHCO subscript 3 space plus space HCl space rightwards arrow space space NaCl space plus space straight H subscript 2 straight O space plus space CO subscript 2
Total space mass space of space reactants space space equals space Mass space of space NaHCO subscript 3 space plus space Mass space of space HCl space
space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space equals space 6.3 plus 15.0 space equals space 21.3 space straight g
space equals space 18.0 plus space straight x space where space straight x space is space mass space of space CO subscript 2 space released.
According to the law of conservation of mass:
Total mass of reactants =  Total mass of products
                     21.3 = 18.0 + x
or                     x = 21.3 - 18.0 = 3.3 g
therefore space space space space Mass space of space CO subscript 2 space relased space equals space 3.3 space straight g