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Homework Statement
calculate the amount of carbon monoxide necessary to form 100 g of carbon dioxide.
The Attempt at a Solution
2CO + O2 -> 2CO2
Oxygen atom mass ≈ 16μ
Carbon atom mass ≈ 12μ
There are 2 carbom atoms and 1 oxygen atom
100/16+24 = 2.5
2.5(16+12) = 70g
Answer: You need 70g CO2 to form 100g carbon dioxide.
Is this right? I've done some research in Swedish on similar problems and pretty much copy pasted the method. If this is right could someone please write what formula this is?