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Calcium Oxide Reacts with Water in a Combination Reaction to Produce

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Calcium oxide reacts with water in a combination reaction to produce calcium hydroxide: CaO (s) + H2O (l) → Ca(OH) 2 (s)
In a particular experiment, a 1.50-g sample of CaO is reacted with excess water and 1.48 g of Ca(OH) 2 is recovered. What is the percent yield in this experiment?


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The smallest unit within a chemical substance that possesses the chemical attributes of the specific element or compound.

Lewis Structure

A representation of molecules showing all the valence electrons as dots or lines, highlighting the bonding between atoms and any lone pairs.

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