Sulfuric acid can be manufactured using the reaction: 2 S(s) + 3 02(g) + 2 H2O(1) → 2 H2SO.(aq) If a manufacturing site consumes 65 metric tons (1 metric ton = 1000 kg) of sulfur with unlimited access to O2 and H2O, how many metric tons of sulfuric acid may be produced?

Sulfuric acid can be manufactured using the reaction: 2 S(s) + 3 02(g) + 2 H2O(1) → 2 H2SO.(aq) If a manufacturing site consumes 65 metric tons (1 metric ton = 1000 kg) of sulfur with unlimited access to O2 and H2O, how many metric tons of sulfuric acid may be produced?

Chemistry

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Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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