Nitroglycerine decomposes violently according to the chemical equation below. What mass of nitrogen gas is produced from the decomposition of 0.322 mol C3H5(NO3)3? 2 C3H5(NO3)3(l) ? 6 CO2(g) + 3 N2(g) + 5 H2O(g) + 1/2 O2(g) 0.483 g 73.1 g 6.01 g 13.5 g 9.02 g
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According to the balanced chemical equation, 2 moles of nitroglycerin (C3H5(NO3)3) decompose to produce 3 moles of nitrogen gas (N2). So, the molar ratio of nitroglycerin to nitrogen gas is 2:3. Given that we have 0.322 moles of nitroglycerin, we can use this Show more…
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