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The mass of calcium hydroxide that reacts to give
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Answer to Problem 30E
The mass of calcium hydroxide that reacts to give
Explanation of Solution
The reaction is given below.
The balanced equation for the above reactsion is given below.
In the reactsion,
Therefore, the mole ratio is given below.
The mole ratio to obtain moles of
The molar mass of calcium is
The molar mass of phosphorus is
The molar mass of oxygen is
Therefore, the molar mass of
The conversion factor to calculate moles of
The molar mass of calcium is
The molar mass of hydrogen is
The molar mass of oxygen is
Therefore, the molar mass of
The conversion factor to calculate grams of
The formula to calculate the mass of
The mass of
Substitute the value of mass of
Therefore, the mass of calcium hydroxide that reacts to give
The mass of calcium hydroxide that reacts to give
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