Oxygen masks for producing O2 in emergency situations contain potassium superoxide (KO2). It reacts according to the following equation: 4 KO2 + 2 H2O + 4 CO2 --->4 KHCO3 + 3 O2 (a) If a person wearing such a mask exhales 0.85 g of CO2 every minute, how many moles of KO2 are consumed in 10.0 minutes? (b) How many grams of oxygen are produced in 1.0 hour?

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Oxygen masks for producing O2 in emergency situations contain potassium superoxide (KO2). It reacts according to the following equation:

4 KO2 + 2 H2O + 4 CO2 --->4 KHCO3 + 3 O2

(a) If a person wearing such a mask exhales 0.85 g of CO2 every minute, how many moles of KO2 are consumed in 10.0 minutes?

(b) How many grams of oxygen are produced in 1.0 hour?

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