Given sample containing potassium chlorate, determine the percent composition of the mixture:
Potassium chlorate: KClO3
DATASHEET
Mass of test tube MnO2: 30.5 g
Mass of test tube MnO2 KCl - KCIO3: 82.16 g
After first heating:
Mass of test tube and reaction product: 31.21 g
After second heating:
Mass of test tube and reaction product: 34.21 g
After third heating:
Mass of test tube and reaction product: 21.10 g
Calculations and Results:
Mass of KCl: 67.5 g
Mass of KCIO3: 30.16 g
Mass of O2 released: 28.44 g
Moles of O2 released:
0.695 mol