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Calculate the volume of carbon dioxide produced (in L) on heating 20 g of pure limestone at STP.

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CaCO3(s)CaO+CO2
1 mol of CaCO3 decomposes to 1 mol of CO2.
100 g of CaCO3 gives 44 g of CO2 = 22.4 L of CO2
10 g of limestone will give CO2=22.4×10100=2.24 L

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