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Calcium carbonate, CaCO3, decomposes when heated to calcium

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Calcium carbonate, CaCO3, decomposes when heated to calcium

Calcium carbonate, CaCO3, decomposes when heated to calcium oxide (CaO) and carbon dioxide (CO₂). If 100 g of calcium carbonate is allowed to decompose, 56 g of calcium oxide is produced. What mass of carbon dioxide is produced by the decomposition?