Pure oxygen gas was first prepared by heating mercury(II) oxide, HgO: 2 HgO(s) → 2 Hg(1) + O2(g) What volume in liters of oxygen at STP is released by heat- ing 10.57 g of HgO?

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Pure oxygen gas was first prepared by heating mercury(II)
oxide, HgO:
2 HgO(s) → 2 Hg(1) + O2(g)
What volume in liters of oxygen at STP is released by heat-
ing 10.57 g of HgO?
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