If 250 g of calcium chlorate decomposes into calcium chloride and oxygen, what mass of oxygen would be produced?

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Answer:

115.95 grams of oxygen

Explanation:

The reaction equations is expressed as:

[tex]Ca(ClO_3)_2->CaCl_2+3O_2[/tex]

We know the molar mass of [tex]Ca(ClO_3)_2[/tex] as [tex]206.98\ g/mol[/tex] hence the number of moles in the 250g reaction is [tex]mol=\frac{250}{206.98}=1.20785 \ mol[/tex]

#Given the 1:3 ratio(to oxygen's moles), the number of moles of oxygen produced is:

[tex]O_2=1.20785\times3\\\\=3.62354 \ mol[/tex]

The molar mass of oxygen is 32g, therefore:

[tex]O_2_g=3.62354\times 32\\\\=115.95 \ grams[/tex]

Hence, 115.95 grams of oxygen are produced.