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poeticmelody
Jun 23, 2010, 03:51 PM
Hey, I worked this out by adding up the molar mass of CuCO3 = 123.54 g/mol-3.
Then divide the mass 2g by molar mass to give me the number of moles 0.0162.
Is this correct? I think I am along the right lines but I'm not sure, any help would be great, thank you :)

Unknown008
Jun 23, 2010, 11:20 PM
Yes, you're on the right track.

Now, you have the initial number of moles of CuCO3.

Write the balanced equation:

CaCO_3 \rightarrow CuO + CO_2

One mole of CaCO3 produces 1 mole of CO2.
So, 0.0162 moles of CaCO3 will give 0.0162 moles of CO2!

Now, you should know that at room temperature, one mole of gas occupies 24 dm^3 (or 24 L)

Work out how much volume does the 0.0162 mol of CO2 occupy, and you're done! :)

I hope it helped!

poeticmelody
Jun 27, 2010, 08:16 AM
Yes, thank you unknown008. You were a great help once again :)

Unknown008
Jul 1, 2010, 01:22 AM
You're welcome :)