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Recap - Aluminum Plant

Part of the Stoichiometry section of Coddy's Chemistry journey. Lesson 28 of 41.

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An aluminum plant splits aluminum oxide with carbon blocks that burn away as it works: 2Al₂O₃ + 3C → 4Al + 3CO₂. In one day it is fed 20.4 tons20.4\ \mathrm{tons} of Al₂O₃ and 3.0 tons3.0\ \mathrm{tons} of carbon. What mass of aluminum can it make, in grams?

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Physics diagram: balance

Solve for mAlm_{Al}

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