In an Effort to Address Concerns About Global Warming, a Power

question 96

Multiple Choice

In an effort to address concerns about global warming, a power plant in Portland, Oregon is designed to take all of its exhaust gases from its boilers and recycle the CO₂ using the Solvay process to make sodium hydrogen carbonate. The reaction is shown below.NH₃(g) + H₂O(l) + CO₂(g) + NaCl(aq) $\rarr$ NaHCO₃(aq) + NH₄Cl(aq) How many liters each of NH₃ and CO₂ (both at STP) would be consumed to produce 3.00 kg of sodium bicarbonate

• A) The volume of both NH₃ and CO₂ would be 500. liters.
• B) The volume of both NH₃ and CO₂ would be 600. liters.
• C) The volume of both NH₃ and CO₂ would be 700. liters.
• D) The volume of both NH₃ and CO₂ would be 800. liters.
• E) None of the above

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