Potassium superoxide, KO2, reacts with carbon dioxide to form potassium carbonate and oxygen: 4KO2 + 2CO2 ---> 2K2CO3 + 3O2  This reaction makes potassium superoxide useful in a self-contained breathing apparatus. How much O2 could be produced from 2.43 g of KO2 and 4.58 g of CO2? ___ g

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Potassium superoxide, KO2, reacts with carbon dioxide to form potassium carbonate and oxygen:
4KO2 + 2CO2 ---> 2K2CO3 + 3O

This reaction makes potassium superoxide useful in a self-contained breathing apparatus. How much O2 could be produced from 2.43 g of KO2 and 4.58 g of CO2?

___ g

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