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Q. $ KO_{2} $ is used in oxygen cylinders in space and submarine because it:

BHUBHU 2005

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Potassium superoxide $\left( KO _{2}\right)$ is used in submarine and space because it absorbs $CO _{2}$ and" liberates $O _{2}$
$2 KO _{2}+2 CO _{2} \longrightarrow 2 K _{2} CO _{3}+ O _{2}$