Chapter 5, Problem 5.42E

Calculate the mass of limestone $\left({\text{CaCO}}_{\text{3}}\right)$ that must be decomposed to produce $\text{500}\text{.}\text{g}$ of lime $\left(\text{CaO}\right)$. The equation for the reaction is

${\text{CaCO}}_{\text{3}}\left(\text{s}\right)\to \text{CaO}\left(\text{s}\right)+{\text{CO}}_{\text{2}}\left(\text{g}\right)$