During a laboratory experiment, a 3.81-gram sample of nahco3 was thermally decomposed. in this experiment, carbon dioxide and water vapors escape and are combined to form carbonic acid. after decomposition, the sample weighed 2.86 grams. calculate the percentage yield of carbonic acid for the reaction. describe the calculation process in detail. nahco3 → na2co3 + h2co3

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atomic mass

239 + 1 = y + 134 + 3 combine like terms

240 = y + 137             subtract 137 from both terms

240 - 137 = y

103 = y

atomic number

94 = z +54 + 0

94 = z + 54               subtract 54 from both sides.

40 = z

answer

ca has a crystalline lattice with positive ions (since it is a metal, metals are positively charged) and electrons flow freely in its structure since the ca atoms have a large nuclear radius so the electrons are not tightly held, therefore the electrons can flow freely since they are not being highly attracted by the nucleus. moreover, one of the properties of metals are that they are conductors of electricity, thus proving ca is the element.