Chemistry for Engineering Students
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.21PAE
4.21 Ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3, will decompose explosively to form N2, O2, and H2O, a fact that has been exploited in terrorist bombings. What mass of nitrogen is formed by the decomposition of 2.6 kg of ammonium nitrate?
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Food: In certain Eastern European desserts it is preferred to use ammonium carbonate as the leavening agent since the decomposition products completely leave the finished product. The leavening reaction: ammonium carbonate decomposes into ammonia, carbon dioxide and water.
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