Two Samples of Potassium Iodide Are Decomposed into Their Constituent

question 247

Multiple Choice

Two samples of potassium iodide are decomposed into their constituent elements. The first sample produced 13.0 g of potassium and 42.3 g of iodine. If the second sample produced 24.4 kg of potassium, how many kilograms of iodine were produced?

• A) 13.3 kg
• B) 22.5 kg
• C) 79.2 kg
• D) 44.4 kg
• E) 92.4 kg

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