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Suppose you have to determine the percentage of carbon dioxide in a sample of a gas available in a container. Which of the following is the best absorbing material for the carbon dioxide?


A

Heated copper oxide

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Cold, solid calcium chloride

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Cold, solid calcium hydroxide

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Heated charcoal

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Solution

The correct option is C

Cold, solid calcium hydroxide


Calcium hydroxide readily absorbs CO2 and forms CaCO3.

Ca(OH)2 + CO2 CaCO3 + H2O

CO2 is an acidic oxide and thus it is effectively absorbed by a base like slaked lime[Ca(OH)2].


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