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The mass of lime obtained by heating 200g of 95% pure limestone is .

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100 g
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108.3 g
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106.4 g
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110.3 g
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Solution

The correct option is C 106.4 g

Limestone is CaCO3(Molecular weight = 100u)

95% pure sample of 200g has (95100 × 200) = 190g of CaCO3.

CaCO3 Δ CaO + CO2
(limestone) (lime)

100 g 56 g

100g of CaCO3 will yield 56g of lime

190g of CaCO3 will yield (190×56100) = 106.4g of CaO


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