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You are a NASA engineer. You are the chief engineer for the Apollo 13 mission to the moon. The astronauts are running out of oxygen and need to get rid of the excess carbon dioxide. You know that sodium hydroxide has been suggested as a means of removing carbon dioxide from the spacecraft cabin. The filter which they had been using is fully saturated and no longer works. You remember that the astronauts have a 3.000 g container of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) on the ship. You also know that sodium hydroxide can be used to remove carbon dioxide according to the following reaction: NaOH + co,- Na,Co, + H,0 -How many grams co, can be removed from the ship with the 3,000 g of NaOH? - The astronauts have 2 days left before they land on earth. You know that the astronauts will emit roughly 1,000 grams of CO, each day. Is there enough sodium hydroxide in the cabin to cleanse the cabin air of the carbon dioxide, or are the astronauts doomed? Again be sure to show all your work.

You are a NASA engineer. You are the chief engineer for the Apollo 13 mission to the moon. The astronauts are running out of oxygen and need to get rid of the excess carbon dioxide. You know that sodium hydroxide has been suggested as a means of removing carbon dioxide from the spacecraft cabin. The filter which they had been using is fully saturated and no longer works. You remember that the astronauts have a 3.000 g container of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) on the ship. You also know that sodium hydroxide can be used to remove carbon dioxide according to the following reaction: NaOH + co,- Na,Co, + H,0 -How many grams co, can be removed from the ship with the 3,000 g of NaOH? - The astronauts have 2 days left before they land on earth. You know that the astronauts will emit roughly 1,000 grams of CO, each day. Is there enough sodium hydroxide in the cabin to cleanse the cabin air of the carbon dioxide, or are the astronauts doomed? Again be sure to show all your work.

World of Chemistry, 3rd edition
World of Chemistry, 3rd edition
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You are a NASA engineer. You are the chief engineer for the Apollo 13 mission to the moon. The astronauts are running out of oxygen and need to get rid of the excess carbon dioxide. You know that sodium hydroxide has been suggested as a means of removing carbon dioxide from the spacecraft cabin. The filter which they had been using is fully saturated and no longer works. You remember that the astronauts have a 3,000 g container of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) on the ship. You also know that sodium hydroxide can be used to remove carbon dioxide according to the following reaction: NaOH + co,-→ Na,Co, + H,0 How many grams CO, can be removed from the ship with the 3,000 g of NaOH? - The astronauts have 2 days left before they land on earth. You know that the astronauts will emit roughly 1,000 grams of CO, each day. Is there enough sodium hydroxide in the cabin to cleanse the cabin air of the carbon dioxide, or are the astronauts doomed? Again be sure to show all your work.
Transcribed Image Text:You are a NASA engineer. You are the chief engineer for the Apollo 13 mission to the moon. The astronauts are running out of oxygen and need to get rid of the excess carbon dioxide. You know that sodium hydroxide has been suggested as a means of removing carbon dioxide from the spacecraft cabin. The filter which they had been using is fully saturated and no longer works. You remember that the astronauts have a 3,000 g container of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) on the ship. You also know that sodium hydroxide can be used to remove carbon dioxide according to the following reaction: NaOH + co,-→ Na,Co, + H,0 How many grams CO, can be removed from the ship with the 3,000 g of NaOH? - The astronauts have 2 days left before they land on earth. You know that the astronauts will emit roughly 1,000 grams of CO, each day. Is there enough sodium hydroxide in the cabin to cleanse the cabin air of the carbon dioxide, or are the astronauts doomed? Again be sure to show all your work.
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