This chemistry question involves key chemical concepts and calculations. The detailed solution below walks through each step, from identifying the reaction type to computing the final answer.
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here are the answers to your questions: b) i. To illustrate the laboratory preparation of carbon (IV) oxide from marble, the setup involves: 1. A flat-bottom flask or conical flask containing marble chips (CaCO_3). 2. A thistle funnel or dropping funnel inserted through a rubber stopper into the flask, with its lower end submerged in the marble chips, used to add dilute hydrochloric acid (HCl). 3. A delivery tube also inserted through the stopper, leading from the reaction flask. 4. The delivery tube passes through a wash bottle containing water to remove any acid spray. 5. After the wash bottle, the gas passes through a drying tower or drying bottle containing a drying agent such as concentrated sulfuric acid or anhydrous calcium chloride to remove moisture. 6. Finally, the dry carbon (IV) oxide gas is collected in a gas jar by the downward displacement of air, as it is denser than air. b) ii. The equation for the reaction in (b) is: Step 1: Identify the reactants and products. Marble is calcium carbonate (CaCO_3), and it reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid (HCl) to produce calcium chloride (CaCl_2), water (H_2O), and carbon (IV) oxide (CO_2). Step 2: Write the unbalanced equation. CaCO_3(s) + HCl(aq) CaCl_2(aq) + H_2O(l) + CO_2(g) Step 3: Balance the equation. Two hydrogen atoms are needed on the left side to balance the two chlorine atoms and the hydrogen atoms in water. CaCO_3(s) + 2HCl(aq) CaCl_2(aq) + H_2O(l) + CO_2(g) b) iii. Two uses of carbon (IV) oxide are: • It is used in fire extinguishers because it is non-flammable and denser than air, thus smothering flames. • It is used to carbonate soft drinks and other beverages, giving them their fizz. Drop the next question.