Solved: Calcium oxide or quicklime (CaO) is used in

Chapter 20, Problem 20.4b

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Calcium oxide or quicklime (CaO) is used in steelmaking, cement manufacture, and pollution control. It is prepared by the thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate: CaCO3(s) CaO(s) 1 CO2(g) Calculate the yearly release of CO2 (in kilograms) to the atmosphere if the annual production of CaO in the United States is 1.7 3 1010 kg.

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