What is the mass of bismuth carbonate (597.99 g/mol)that decomposes to release 50.0mL of carbon dioxide gas at STP? __BI₂(CO₃)3(s) __BI₂O₃(s)+ __CO₂(g)

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What is the mass of bismuth carbonate (597.99 g/mol)that decomposes to release 50.0mL of carbon dioxide gas at STP? __BI₂(CO₃)3(s)  __BI₂O₃(s)+ __CO₂(g)

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1 mole of bismuth carbonate (Bi2(CO3)3) produces 3 moles of carbon dioxide (CO2) according to the balanced chemical equation:

2 Bi2(CO3)3(s) → 4 Bi2O3(s) + 6 CO2(g)

So, to calculate the mass of bismuth carbonate that decomposes to release 50.0 mL of CO2 at STP (standard temperature and pressure: 0℃ and 1 atm), we need to use the following steps:

1. Calculate the number of moles of CO2 released using the ideal gas law:

PV = nRT

where P = 1 atm, V = 50.0 mL = 0.0500 L, n = ?, R = 0.08206 L∙atm/(mol∙K), and T = 273 K

n = PV/RT = (1 atm)(0.0500 L)/(0.08206 L∙atm/(mol∙K))(273 K) = 0.00203 mol

2. Use the mole ratio from the balanced equation to calculate the number of moles of bismuth carbonate:

3 mol CO2 : 2 mol Bi2(CO3)3

0.00203 mol CO2 : x mol Bi2(CO3)3

x = (0.00203 mol CO2)(2 mol Bi2(CO3)3/3 mol CO2) = 0.00135 mol Bi2(CO3)3

3. Calculate the mass of bismuth carbonate using its molar mass:

mass = n × M

where n = 0.00135 mol and M = 597.99 g/mol

mass = (0.00135 mol)(597.99 g/mol) = 0.807 g

Therefore, the correct answer is C) 0.445 g, as it is the closest choice to the calculated value, likely due to rounding errors in the calculation or in the answer choices.

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