Calculate the mass of lime (CaO) obtained by heating 200 kg of 95% lime stone

Question

Calculate the mass of lime (CaO) obtained by heating 200 kg of 95% lime stone $(C a C O_{3})$ :

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Mass of pure $C a C O_{3} = 200 \times \frac{95}{100} = 190 kg$

$\begin{matrix} C a C O_{3} & \overset{Δ}{\to} & C a O & + & C O_{2} \\ 100 g & 56 \\ 1 g & \frac{56}{100} \end{matrix}$

$190 k g$ $\frac{56}{100} \times 190 k g = 106.4 k g$

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