A chemist uses carbon, CaO, HCl and H₂O for C₆H₄Cl₂ (147.09 g mol⁻¹). Assuming that the efficiency of the reaction is 68% and some C₆H₄Cl₂ and 3 moles of CO are formed from the initial total carbon, how many grams of C₆H₄Cl₂ are obtained from 500 g of carbon?

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A chemist uses carbon, CaO, HCl and H₂O for C₆H₄Cl₂ (147.09 g mol⁻¹). Assuming that the efficiency of the reaction is 68% and some C₆H₄Cl₂ and 3 moles of CO are formed from the initial total carbon, how many grams of C₆H₄Cl₂ are obtained from 500 g of carbon?

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