Given the following two-step process for converting coal to carbon dioxide: 2 C(s)+ O₂(g)→ 2 CO(g)
2 CO(g)+ O₂(g)→ 2 CO₂(g)
What volume of CO₂ at STP is produced from 1.00 kg of carbon?

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1.00 kg of carbon is 83.3 moles. Each mole of carbon produces 1 mole of CO₂. At STP, 1 mole of gas occupies 22.4 L, so 83.3 moles of CO₂ occupy 1870 L.

Given the Following Two-Step Process for Converting Coal to Carbon