B) How many kilograms of carbon dioxide are formed when 24.42 g of iron is
produced?

0.0289 kg of CO2 will be formed

Explanation:

Step 1: Data given

Mass of iron produced = 24.42 grams

Atomic mass iron = 55.845 g/mol

Molar mass CO2 = 44.01 g/mol

Step 2: The balanced equation

Fe2O3 + 3CO → 2Fe + 3CO2

Step 3: Calculate moles iron

Moles iron = mass iron / molar mass iron

Moles iron = 24.42 grams / 55.845 g/mol

Moles iron = 0.437 moles

Step 4: Calculate moles CO2

For 1 mol Fe2O3 we need 3 moles CO to produce 2 moles Fe and 3 moles CO2

For 0.437 moles Fe we'll have 3/2 * 0.437 = 0.6555 moles CO2

Step 5: Calculate mass CO2

Mass CO2 = moles CO2 * molar mass CO2

Mass CO2 = 0.6555 moles * 44.01 g/mol

Mass CO2 = 28.85 grams = 0.0289 kg

0.0289 kg of CO2 will be formed

since the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus, as we move to the left on the periodic table, the electrostatic pull between the nucleus and the valence electron shell decreases. as we move down a group (vertical column), the valence shell energy level gets further and further from the nucleus.

every chemical equation adheres to the law of conservation of mass, which states that matter cannot be created or destroyed. therefore, there must be the same number of atoms of each element on each side of a chemical equation.