A seashell, composed largely of calcium carbonate, is placed in a solution of HCl. As a result, 1700 mL of dry CO2 gas at STP is produced. The other products are CaCl2 and H2O. Based on the information, how many grams of CaCO3 are consumed in the reaction? The density of CO2 at STP = 1.997 g/L (STP stands for standard temperature and pressure).

7.7g CaCo3

Explanation:

the electronic configuration of an atom with eight electrons is 1s²2s²2p⁴. the orbital diagrams are shown in the figure.

as per the hunds rule:

1. electrons tend to avoid being in the same orbital as per as practicable.

2. electrons in different orbitals of the same energy will have their spin parallel.

this can be illustrated from the multiplicity of the orbitals of the atom. as there are four electrons in the p orbital and p orbital has 3 sub-shells. the electrons can be fed in different ways as shown in the figure but the correct orbital diagram will be as per the hunds rule.

the positions which points up in upward carbon and down in downward carbon are axial

and vice versa holds true for equatorial positions

so the correct answer with labelled diagram will be