Chapter 9, Problem 64QAP

Alkali metal hydroxides are sometimes used to “scrub” excess carbon dioxide from the air in closed spaces (such as submarines and spacecraft). For example, lithium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide according to the unbalanced chemical equation

:math> LiOH ( s ) + CO 2 ( g ) → Li 2 CO 3 ( s ) + H 2 O ( g )

ppose a lithium hydroxide canister contains 155 g of $\text{LiOH}\left(s\right)$. What mass of ${\text{CO}}_2\left(g\right)$will the canister be able to absorb? If it is found that after 24 hours of use the canister has absorbed 102 g of carbon dioxide, what percentage of its capacity has been reached?