Ammonium perchlorate NH4ClO4 is the solid rocket fuel that was used by the U.S. Space Shuttle and is used in the Space Launch System (SLS) of the Artemis rocket. It reacts with itself to produce nitrogen gas  N2 , chlorine gas  Cl2 , oxygen gas  O2 , water  H2O , and a great deal of energy. What mass of oxygen gas is produced by the reaction of 1.70g  of ammonium perchlorate

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Ammonium perchlorate

NH4ClO4

is the solid rocket fuel that was used by the U.S. Space Shuttle and is used in the Space Launch System (SLS) of the Artemis rocket. It reacts with itself to produce nitrogen gas 

N2

, chlorine gas 

Cl2

, oxygen gas 

O2

, water 

H2O

, and a great deal of energy.

What mass of oxygen gas is produced by the reaction of

1.70g

 of ammonium perchlorate

 

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