The total quantity of coal burned in canada and the united

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The total quantity of coal burned in Canada and the United States in a year is approximately 450 x 106 t. The average quantity of sulphur in coal is 2.5%.

a) Calculate the mass of sulphur contained in coal.

b) Calculate the mass of calcium carbonate required to eliminate sulphur (IV) oxide. (You may assume that 1 mole of sulphur will produce 1 mole of sulphur (IV) oxide.) 5 marks

c) Give your comments on problems related to this method of reducing pollution. (You may find it useful to know that a railcar of calcium sulphite weighs approximately 100 t.)

d) Have you any other suggestion on how to fight acid rain caused by coal combustion?

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