Question

Starting with 100.0 grams of carbon and an excess of silicon dioxide and calcium

phosphate, how many moles of phosphorus will be produced?
2 Ca3(PO4)2 + 6 SiO2 + 10 C 6 CaSiO3 + P4 + 10 CO
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Answer 1

0.833 moles of Phosphorus

Step-by-step explanation:

100 g C *
`(1 mol C)/(12g C)` *
`(1 mol P)/(10 mol C)` = 0.833 mol P