1. Write a balanced chemical equation, including physical state symbols, for the decomposition of liquid nitroglycerin (C,Hs(NO,),) into gaseous dinitrogen, gaseous dioxygen, gaseous water and gaseous carbon dioxide. 2. Suppose 40.0 L of carbon dioxide gas are produced by this reaction, at a temperature of - 10.0 °C and pressure of exactly 1 atm. Calcufate the mass of nitroglycerin that must have reacted. Round your answer to 3 significant digits.

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Nitroglycerin is a dangerous powerful explosive that violently decomposes when it is shaken or dropped. The Swedish
chemist Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) founded the Nobel Prizes with a fortune he made by inventing dynamite, a mixture of
nitroglycerin and inert ingredients that was safe to handle.
1. Write a balanced chemical equation, including physical state symbols, for the
decomposition of liquid nitroglycerin (C;Hs(NO,),) into gaseous dinitrogen,
gaseous dioxygen, gaseous water and gaseous carbon dioxide.
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2. Suppose 40.0 L of carbon dioxide gas are produced by this reaction, at a
temperature of - 10.0 °C and pressure of exactly 1 atm. Calcuiate the mass of
nitroglycerin that must have reacted. Round your answer to 3 significant digits.
Transcribed Image Text:Nitroglycerin is a dangerous powerful explosive that violently decomposes when it is shaken or dropped. The Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) founded the Nobel Prizes with a fortune he made by inventing dynamite, a mixture of nitroglycerin and inert ingredients that was safe to handle. 1. Write a balanced chemical equation, including physical state symbols, for the decomposition of liquid nitroglycerin (C;Hs(NO,),) into gaseous dinitrogen, gaseous dioxygen, gaseous water and gaseous carbon dioxide. ? 2. Suppose 40.0 L of carbon dioxide gas are produced by this reaction, at a temperature of - 10.0 °C and pressure of exactly 1 atm. Calcuiate the mass of nitroglycerin that must have reacted. Round your answer to 3 significant digits.
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