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How many moles of O2 are produced when 0.425 mol of KO2 reacts in this fashion

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The chemical reaction is expressed as:

4KO2+2CO2→2K2CO3+3O2

We are given the amount of KO2 to be used in the reaction. This will be the starting point of our calculations. We do as follows:

0.425 mol KO2 ( 3 mol O2 / 4 mol KO2 ) = 0.319 mol O2 produced

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