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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

A 2:3 molar ratio mixture of Na2CO3 and MgCO3 produces 0.3 mole of CO2 per mole of the initial mixtureupon strong heating.is it true? If not why?

Profile image of Pranjana Hazarika
6 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Sandeep Mishra
6 Years ago
Na2CO3 changes to Na2O and CO2 on strong heating where as MgCO3  changes to MgO and CO2. 1 mole of CO2 is produced by each being 1 mole initially. The mixture is in the molar ratio 2:3. So, for 1 mole of mixture it will have 0.4 moles of Na2CO3 and 0.6 moles of MgCO3.  So they will produce 1 mole of CO2. So, your answer is not correct.