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General Chemistry Principles, Patterns, and Applications, 2011

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10.10 End-of-Chapter Material<br />

A P P L I C A T I ON PR OBLEMS<br />

Be sure you are familiar with the material in Essential Skills 5 (Section 10.9 "Essential Skills 5") before<br />

proceeding to the Application Problems. Problems marked with a ♦ involve multiple concepts.<br />

1. ♦ Oxalic acid (C 2 H 2 O 4 ) is a metabolic product of many molds. Although oxalic acid is toxic to humans if<br />

ingested, many plants <strong>and</strong> vegetables contain significant amounts of oxalic acid or oxalate salts. In solution,<br />

oxalic acid can be oxidized by air via the following chemical equation:<br />

H 2 C 2 O 4 (aq) + O 2 (g) → H 2 O 2 (l) + 2 CO 2 (g)<br />

If a plant metabolized enough oxalic acid to produce 3.2 L of CO 2 on a day when the temperature was 29°C <strong>and</strong> the<br />

pressure was 752 mmHg, how many grams of oxalic acid were converted to CO 2 ? Given that air is 21% oxygen,<br />

what volume of air was needed for the oxidation?<br />

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