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O-LevelChemistryStoichiometry5070/12 · May/June 2016 · Q201 Mark

One mole samples of each of the solid carbonates of lead, calcium, barium and magnesium are reacted in turn with excess dilute sulfuric acid. Which sample of carbonate will release the greatest volume of carbon dioxide?

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Abarium
Bcalcium
Clead
Dmagnesium

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D: magnesium

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Stoichiometry, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2016 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 20.

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