A type of coal contains 0.5% of sulfur by mass. a. Write an equation for the formation

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A type of coal contains 0.5% of sulfur by mass.

a. Write an equation for the formation of sulfur dioxide gas when this coal is burned.

b. What mass of sulfur is contained in 1500 tonnes of coal?

c. What mass of sulfur dioxide gas would be formed if 1500 tonnes of coal were burned?

d. What volume would this mass of sulfur dioxide gas occupy, measured at room temperature and pressure (rtp)? (Ar: O = 16; S = 32. One mole of a gas occupies 24 dm3 at rtp.)

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Chemistry

ISBN: 9781444176445

3rd Edition

Authors: Bryan Earl, Doug Wilford

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