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Write a balanced chemical equation for each of the following reactions: a. Dinitrogen pentoxide reacts with sodium metal to produce sodium nitrate and nitrogen dioxide. b. A mixture of nitric acid and nitrous acid is formed when water reacts with dinitrogen tetroxide. c. At high pressure, nitrogen monoxide decomposes to dinitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide. d. Acetylene, $\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{2},$ burns and becomes carbon dioxide and water vapor.

          Write a balanced chemical equation for each of the following reactions:
a. Dinitrogen pentoxide reacts with sodium metal to produce sodium nitrate and nitrogen dioxide.
b. A mixture of nitric acid and nitrous acid is formed when water reacts with dinitrogen tetroxide.
c. At high pressure, nitrogen monoxide decomposes to dinitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide.
d. Acetylene, $\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{2},$ burns and becomes carbon dioxide and water vapor.

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Chemistry: Structure and Properties

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Dinitrogen pentoxide reacts with sodium metal to produce sodium nitrate and nitrogen dioxide. Balanced equation: $\mathrm{2 N_2O_5 + 10 Na \to 4 NaNO_3 + 2 N_2O_4}$ b. A mixture of nitric acid and nitrous acid is formed when water reacts with dinitrogen Show more…

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Write a balanced chemical equation for each of the following reactions: a. Dinitrogen pentoxide reacts with sodium metal to produce sodium nitrate and nitrogen dioxide. b. A mixture of nitric acid and nitrous acid is formed when water reacts with dinitrogen tetroxide. c. At high pressure, nitrogen monoxide decomposes to dinitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide. d. Acetylene, $mathrm{C}_{2} mathrm{H}_{2},$ burns and becomes carbon dioxide and water vapor.