(d) A sample contains a mixture of ammonium carbonate (NH4)2CO3, sodium carbonate Na2CO3, and sodium chloride NaCl. Thermogravimetric analysis indicates that a 0.0965-g portion of this sample loses 0.0574 g over a temperature range of 50-75 oC and then loses another 0.0124 g at 800 oC. (i) What causes the weight loss at 50-75 oC?  (ii) What species will remain after being heated to 800 oC?  (iii) What is the composition of the original sample?  Given: Atomic masses: H = 1.008; C = 12.011; N = 14.007; Na = 22.99; O = 15.999; Cl = 35.45.

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(d) A sample contains a mixture of ammonium carbonate (NH4)2CO3, sodium carbonate Na2CO3, and sodium chloride NaCl. Thermogravimetric analysis indicates that a 0.0965-g portion of this sample loses 0.0574 g over a temperature range of 50-75 oC and then loses another 0.0124 g at 800 oC.
(i) What causes the weight loss at 50-75 oC? 
(ii) What species will remain after being heated to 800 oC? 
(iii) What is the composition of the original sample? 


Given: Atomic masses: H = 1.008; C = 12.011; N = 14.007; Na = 22.99; O = 15.999;
Cl = 35.45.

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