Chemistry

Chemistry

Problem

A 4.00 g impure sample of NaHCO3\text{NaHCO}_3 is heated until all of the CO2\text{CO}_2 produced has a mass of 0.88 g. 2 NaHCO3(s)→Na2CO3(s)+CO2(g)+H2O(g)2\,\text{NaHCO}_3(\text{s})\rightarrow \text{Na}_2\text{CO}_3(\text{s})+\text{CO}_2(\text{g})+\text{H}_2\text{O}(\text{g}) What is the percent purity of the NaHCO3\text{NaHCO}_3 in the original sample? a) 84%84\% b) 42%42\% c) 68%68\% d) 53%53\%

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