Question

What is the mass of carbon dioxide required for the production of a `1*kg` mass of lithium carbonate from lithium hydroxide?

Answer 1

Approx.....`1*kg`

Explanation:

We need (i) a stoichiometrically balanced equation....

`2LiOH(s) + CO_2(g)rarrLi_2CO_3(s) + H_2O`

And then (ii) we need equivalent quantities of carbon dioxide. There are.....`(1000*g)/(23.95*g*mol^-1)=417.5*mol` with respect to lithium hydroxide.

And this represents an equivalent quantity of....

`(417.5*mol)/2xx44.01*g*mol^-1-=??` with respect to carbon dioxide.