In a study of the thermal decomposition of lithium peroxide,2Li₂O₂(s) →2Li₂O(s)+O₂(g) a chemist finds that, as long as some Li₂O₂ is present at the endof the experiment, the amount of O₂ obtained in a given con-tainer at a given Tis the same. Explain

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Problem 64QAP: For the decomposition of CaCO3 at 900C, K=1.04. CaCO3(s)CaO(s)+O2(g)Find the smallest mass of CaCO3...
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In a study of the thermal decomposition of lithium peroxide,2Li₂O₂(s) →2Li₂O(s)+O₂(g) a chemist finds that, as long as some Li₂O₂ is present at the endof the experiment, the amount of O₂ obtained in a given con-tainer at a given Tis the same. Explain

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