Neco 2019 Chemistry Question 11

Practice objective / multiple choice question 11 from the 2019 Neco Chemistry examination.

Neco 2019 Chemistry Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 11 NECO • 2019 • CHEMISTRY • objective

A 3.00 g mixture of \( \text{CaCO}_3 \) and \( \text{Na}_2\text{CO}_3 \) is heated strongly so that each carbonate decomposes to its oxide and carbon dioxide: \( \text{CaCO}_3 \rightarrow \text{CaO} + \text{CO}_2 \) \( \text{Na}_2\text{CO}_3 \rightarrow \text{Na}_2\text{O} + \text{CO}_2 \) The total mass of the oxide residues obtained is 1.70 g. Determine the mass percent of \( \text{CaCO}_3 \) in the original mixture.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. 74.3 %
B. 55.0 %
C. 81.2 %
D. 68.5 %
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
74.3 %

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This is Neco 2019 Chemistry Question 11. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Neco Chemistry examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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