Question

Lithium hydroxide may be used to absorb carbon dioxide in enclosured environment such as manned spacecraft and submarines. Write an equation for the reaction that involves2mol of LiOH per 1 mol of CO2. (Hint: water is one of the products)

Answer 1

Answer: $2LiOH+CO_2\rightarrow Li_2CO_3+H_2O$

Explanation:

When LiOH and carbon dioxide reacts , they form lithium carbonate and water.

The skeletal equation will be:

$LiOH+CO_2\rightarrow Li_2CO_3+H_2O$

According to the law of conservation of mass, mass can neither be created nor be destroyed. Thus the mass of products has to be equal to the mass of reactants. The number of atoms of each element has to be same on reactant and product side. Thus chemical equations are balanced.

The balanced equation will be:

$2LiOH+CO_2\rightarrow Li_2CO_3+H_2O$