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Please answer! I don't understand this so I need explanation.-example-1
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Answer:

1.2×10^7 dm³

Step-by-step explanation:

1 mole of sulfur dioxide weighs 64 grams, so 64 tonnes is 10^6 moles.

The reaction of interest is ...

2SO₂ +O₂ ⇆ 2SO₃

This reaction uses half as many moles of oxygen as of sulfur dioxide. That is, 5×10^5 moles of oxygen are required. That quantity will have a volume of ...

(5×10^5 mol)(24 dm³/mol) = 1.2×10^7 dm³ . . . volume of oxygen needed

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