The foul air power and light company has been ordered to remove sulfur dioxide from its smoke stacks. Management decides to pass the gas over solid calcium oxide thereby forming solid calcium sulfite.
CaO+SO2 CaSO3
In a 24 hour period, 2,500 moles of sulfur dioxide pass over 85,000 moles of calcium oxide. Show calculations for the following:
a) what is the limiting reagent?
b)which reagent is in excess?
c)How much excess reagent remains?
d)How much product can be formed?