In a space shuttle, the Carbon dioxide, CO2 that the crew exhales is removed from the air by a reaction within canisters of Lithium Hydroxide, LiOH. The LiOH is only 85% efficient. On average, each astronaut exhales around 20.0 mol of CO2 every day. What volume of water is produced when the CO2 reacts with the excess LiOH

What volume of water is produced when the CO2 reacts with the excess LiOH

X = 360 mL H2O

Explanation:

CO2 (g)       + 2 LiOH(s) ⇒ Li2CO3  (aq) + H2O(l)

20.0 mol        excess                                   x g

X = 360 mL H2O

x mL H20 = 20.0 mol CO2  (1 mol H2O /1 mol CO2)(18 g H2O/1 mol H2O)

(1 mL H2O /1 g H2O)

X = 360 mL H2O