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True or false? When 3 moles of Calcium chlorate are decomposed in the reaction Ca ( CIO3)2 ----> CaCl2 + 3 02 , 6 moles of oxygen are produced?

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Calcium chlorate decomposes according to this reaction:

Ca(ClO₃)₂ -----> CaCl₂ + 3 O₂

We can read this reaction like a recipe. When 1 mol of Ca(ClO₃)₂ decomposes, 1 mol of CaCl₂ and 3 moles of O₂ are produced. So 1 mol of mol of Ca(ClO₃)₂ produces 3 moles of O₂ according to the coefficients of the reaction.

When 3 moles of Ca(ClO₃)₂ decomposes:

number of moles of O₂ produced = 3 moles of Ca(ClO₃)₂ * 3 mol of O₂/(1 mol of Ca(ClO₃)₂ )

number of moles of O₂ produced = 9 moles

When 3 moles of Calcium Chlorate are decomposed 9 moles of O₂ are produced. FALSE

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