. In mining, roasting is the oxidation of metal sulfides to produce metal oxides and sulfur dioxide, a typical example is zinc sulfide: 2 ZnS + 3 O2 - 2 ZnO + 2 SO2 When 100.0 g of zinc sulfide reacts with 70.0 g of oxygen according to the above reaction, calculate the grams of excess reactant left unreacted. A) 23.71 B) 23.00 C) 20.70 D) 21.50 E) 24.00

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15. In mining, roasting is the oxidation of metal sulfides to produce metal oxides and sulfur dioxide, a typical example is zinc sulfide: 2 ZnS + 3 O2 - 2 ZnO + 2 SO2 When 100.0 g of zinc sulfide reacts with 70.0 g of oxygen according to the above reaction, calculate the grams of excess reactant left unreacted.

A) 23.71

B) 23.00

C) 20.70

D) 21.50

E) 24.00

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