Why lithium hyydroxide is used in the space program


Lithium hyydroxide is used in the space program to remove carbon dioxide (from respiration) is spacecraft. Specifically,lithium hydroxide. LiOH, reacts with carbon dioxide, CO2 to form lithium carbonate, Li2CO3 and water.
2LiOH + CO2 Li2CO3 +H2O
What mass of CO2 can be absorbed by 36g of LiOH?

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