What is the mass in grams of carbon dioxide that would be required to react with 23.7 g of LiOH in the following chemical reaction? 2 LiOH(s) + CO₂(g) → Li₂CO₃(s) + H₂O(l)

Answer 1

2LiOH(s) + CO₂(g) ==> Li₂CO₃(s) + H₂O(l) ... balanced equation

Using the stoichiometry of the balanced equation along with the molar masses of LiOH and CO2, we can answer the question as follows:

23.7 g LiOH x 1 mol LiOH / 23.9 g x 1 mol CO₂ / 2 mol LiOH x 44 g CO₂/mol CO2 = 21.8 g CO₂