A student heats 5.02 g of zinc carbonate, ZnCO3\mathrm{ZnCO_{3}}ZnCO3, in an open boiling tube until the mass stops changing.
ZnCO3→ZnO+CO2 \mathrm{ZnCO_{3} \rightarrow ZnO + CO_{2}} ZnCO3→ZnO+CO2What is the decrease in mass of the boiling tube and its contents?
Relative atomic mass (ArA_rAr): C = 12.0 O = 16.0 Zn = 65.4
0.00 g
1.76 g
1.12 g
3.26 g
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