Q.
The volume of carbon dioxide gas evolved at S.T.P. by heating 7.3g of Mg(HCO3)2 will be
1613
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Solution:
Mg(HCO3)2→MgO+2CO2+H2O 146g of Mg(HCO3)2 gives 22.4×2 litre of CO2 ⇒7.3gofMg(HCO3)2 will give 14622.4×7.3×2 2.24L of CO2=2240mL of CO2
Since, there were 2 molecules of CO
thus = 1120 mL