Calcium oxide or quicklime (CaO) is used in steelmaking, cement manufacture, and pollution control. It is prepared

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Calcium oxide or quicklime (CaO) is used in steelmaking, cement manufacture, and pollution control. It is prepared by the thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate:
CaCO3(s) → CaO(s) + CO2(g)
Calculate the yearly release of CO2 (in kilograms) to the atmosphere if the annual production of CaO in the United States is 1.7 × 1010 kg.
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Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0077274313

10th edition

Authors: Raymond Chang

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