Garage_Woodworks wrote:
Why? Can't we convert the CO2 into carbonate? I'm pretty sure
we
can.

And where do we put it? Now you're increasing the volume even
more.

Really?

CO2(aq) +H2O ----- H2CO3 (1 mole of co2 makes 1 mole of carbonic
acid) H2CO3 + NaOH ----- NaHCO3 + H2O (1 mole of carbonic acid
reacts with 1 mole of sodium hydroxide and yields 1 mole of sodium
carbonate)
NaHCO3 + NaOH ----- Na2CO3 + H2O (1 mole of sodium hydroxide
reacts with 1 mole of NaOH and yields 1 mole of sodium carbonate)

A mole of Na2CO3(s) takes up more volume than a mole of CO2(g) ??
Show me the math here.

What'd the density of dry ice? How about of Na2CO3?


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