LECTURE 4: CHE 310

APPLICATION OF STOICHIOMETRY IN REACTIONS WITH

MORE THAN ONE PRODUCT ( MORE THAN ONE REACTION
OCCURS)

The analysis of limestone raw material gives the following

composition:
%
CaCO3
92.89
MgCO3
5.41
Innert
1.7

By heating limestone calculate the quantities of the following

products:
How many pounds of calcium oxide can be obtained from 1 ton of
this grade of limestone.
How many pounds of CO2 can be got per pound of limestone?
How many pounds of limestone are required to produce 1 ton of
lime?
Solution:
STEP 1: Note by heating lime, oxides of Ca = (CaO), Mg= (MgO)
are produced. These also include some inert compounds in the
oxides.

STEP 3: Write out the complete chemical equations:

CaCO3
---------------------- CaO +
CO 2
MgCO3
---------------------- MgO + CO2

STEP 4: Fix in the molecular weights by using the Periodic

table of Elements.
Material
CaCO3
MgCO3
CaO
MgO
CO2
Mol.Wt.
100.1
84.32
56.08
40.32
44.0 a basis.
STEP
5: Choose
Eg. Basis:
100lb. of limestone
This basis is selected because we can equate pounds to
Percent. We could use tons, kg etc.
STEP 6: Calculate the percentage composition and
express the results in percentage per lb. mole.
Eg. CaCO3 92.89% 92.89
= 0.9280 lb.mol CaO
---------100 (Mol.Wt)
MgCO3 5.41%

5.41 = 0.0642 lb.mol. MgO

--------84.32(Mol.Wt)

STEP 7:
MgO.

Do a table to calculate the required quantities of CaO,

Limestone
Material
lb=Percent
lb.mol
CaCO3
92.89
0.9280
MgCO3
5.41
0.0642
Innert
1.70
-------Total
100.00
0.9922

Solid Products
Compound lb.mol

lb

CaO
0.9280
(0.9280x56.08)=52.04
MgO
0.0642
(0.0642x40.32)=2.59
Innert
-------1.70
Total
0.9922
56.33

Calculation of CO2 produced:

0.9280 lb.mol.CaO 0.9280 lb mol CO2

0.0642 lb.mol.MgO 0.0642 lb mol CO2
Total
0.9922 lb. mol. Of CO2

* There is no innert in CO2

1 lb mol of CO2 44.0 lb CO2
0.9922 lb mol of CO2 0.9922 x 44.0 lb. CO2
43.66 lb. CO2 43.7 lb

Check: CO2 produced = Weight of Limestone

= (Wt of CaO + Wt of MgO + Innert
) = (100 56.33) lb = 43.67 lb 43.7 lb CO2
To calculate CaO produced;
Basis = 100 lb CaCO3

52.04 lb CaO

2000 lb

100 lb limestone

Ton

= 1040.8 lb CaO

(ii)

CO2 recovered

43.65 lb CO2
---------------------- =

0.437 lb CO2
100 lb CaCO3

(iii ) CaCO3 required =

100 lb Ca

56.33 lb lime

2000

Ton

= 3550 lb CaCO3

(iv ) For 125 Tons = 3550 x 125 = 443725 lb

Alternatives:
100 lb Limestone (CaCO3)

52.04 lb CaO

52.04
1 -----------------------
= -----------100

52.04
2000 -------------------
= ------------ x 2000 = 1041 lb CaO
100

Also: 56.33 lb CaO 100 lb CaCO3

2000 lb -------------------
3550.5 3550 lb CaCO3
For 125 Tons

100
= ------------ x 2000 =

56.33
3550 x 125 = 443725 lb

ASSIGNMENT:
Balance the equation:
Ca2S + Fe2 (SO4)3
------------ CuSO4 + FeSO4 + S
In the above reaction, 10 Tones of 75% impure Cu2S was reacted
with Fe2(SO4)3 to obtain CuSO4. Find the following:The quantity of CuSO4 produced.
The quantity of FeSO4 produced.
2. How many kilograms of chlorine (Cl2) can be produced from
10m3 of brine solution containing 10% by weight of NaCl if the
specific gravity of brine solution is 1.07. find also the weight of
NaOH obtained.