I need to write a balanced equation for this problem and am having difficulty doing so.
The question is this: use the mole ratio of CuO produced per mole of malachite to write a balanced equation for the malachite decomposition reaction. Assume that CO2 is also a product of the decomposition.
Here are my numbers
moles of CuO produced 141.57
moles of malachite in 1g 221.12
ratio of moles of CuO produced per moles of malachite decomposed 79.55
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Are these experimentally determined values? I have a hard time believing 1 g malachite contains 221.12 moles. I might believe that 1 mole of malachite contains 221.12 g malachite.
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