Calcium hydrogencarbonate reacts with nitric acid according to the following equation: Ca(HCO3)2(s) + 2HNO3(aq) —> Ca(NO3)2(aq) + 2C02(g) + 2H2O(l)

During an investigation in the laboratory, a student added 8.1 g of calcium hydrogen carbonate to excess nitric acid.

i) Question: Determine the number of moles of calcium hydrogen carbonate used by the student.

Asubstance is held in an open container. its particles move past one another at random speeds but do not leave the container. heat is removed from the system, and the particles slow down. when enough heat is removed, the particles no longer have enough speed to overcome the weak attractive forces between them. when this happens, the substance enters its solid state. the process described above is known as .