The carbon dioxide that is exhaled by astronauts who are on a space shuttle is scrubbed by pumping air through canisters of lithium hydroxide, LiOH. THe chemical equation for this reaction is 2 LiOH + CO2 = Li2CO3 + H2O
a) WHat mass of a carbon dioxide can 1.00 kg of lithium hydroxide absorb?
b) What mass of lithium carbonate, Li2CO3, is produced?
c) Explain why this reaction limits the amount of time that astronauts can spend in space?
Thanks to anyone who can help me with these questions as I am doing this from home and seem to be stuck on this Chapter.
2007-04-09
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