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18.6 Exercise 2

Avg difficulty 2.5

Complete and balance the following chemical equations:

(a) hardening of plaster containing slaked lime
Ca(OH)2+CO2⟶\text{Ca} \left(\text{OH}\right)_{2} + \text{CO}_{2} \rightarrow

(b) removal of sulfur dioxide from the flue gas of power plants
CaO+SO2⟶\text{CaO} + \text{SO}_{2} \rightarrow

(c) the reaction of baking powder that produces carbon dioxide gas and causes bread to rise
NaHCO3+NaH2PO4⟶\text{NaHCO}_{3} + \text{NaH}_{2} \text{PO}_{4} \rightarrow

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