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The original sulfur quantity (tons) for 26M tons SO?
Chapter 3, Problem 3.69(choose chapter or problem)
The annual production of sulfur dioxide from burning coal and fossil fuels, auto exhaust, and other sources is about 26 million tons. The equation for the reaction is
\(\mathrm{S}(s)+\mathrm{O}_{2}(g) \longrightarrow \mathrm{SO}_{2}(g)\)
How much sulfur (in tons), present in the original materials, would result in that quantity of \(\mathrm{SO}_{2}\)?
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QUESTION:
The annual production of sulfur dioxide from burning coal and fossil fuels, auto exhaust, and other sources is about 26 million tons. The equation for the reaction is
\(\mathrm{S}(s)+\mathrm{O}_{2}(g) \longrightarrow \mathrm{SO}_{2}(g)\)
How much sulfur (in tons), present in the original materials, would result in that quantity of \(\mathrm{SO}_{2}\)?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
Here we have to calculate the amount of sulphur in tons present in \(\mathrm{SO} 2\).
The given combustion reaction is, \(\mathrm{S}(\mathrm{s})+\mathrm{O}_{2}(\mathrm{~g}) \rightarrow \mathrm{SO}_{2}(\mathrm{~g})\)
The annual production of \(\mathrm{SO}_{2}=26\) million tons \(=26 \times 10^{7}\) tons
It is known that atomic mass of \(\mathrm{S}=32.07\)
Molecular mass of \(\mathrm{SO}_{2}=64.07 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{mol}\)
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The original sulfur quantity (tons) for 26M tons SO?
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