Answer:
This is under gas laws. check it out
U can show him that Earth isn't getting smaller, because things WOULD be getting smaller, and our houses would be getting smaller, IF everything shrunk WITH Earth.
S + O2 → SO2
<span>z / (32.0655 g S/mol) x (1 mol SO2 / 1 mol S) x (64.0638 g SO2/mol) = (1.9979 z) g SO2 </span>
<span>C + O2 → CO2 </span>
<span>(9.0-z) / (12.01078 g C/mol) x (1 mol CO2 / 1 mol C) x (44.00964 g CO2/mol) = (32.9776 - 3.66418 z) g CO2 </span>
<span>Add the two masses of SO2 and CO2 and set them equal to the amount given in the problem: </span>
<span>(1.9979 z) + (32.9776 - 3.66418 z) = 27.9 </span>
<span>Solve for z algebraically: </span>
<span>z = 3.0 g S</span>
