Concept explainers
Interpretation:
The unbalanced chemical equation corresponding to the thermal decomposition of ammonium carbonate needs to be presented.
Concept Introduction:
- A
chemical reaction is expressed as a chemical equation having reactants and products on left and right side of the reaction arrow respectively.
- It also gives the physical state (
solid (s), liquid (l), gas (g)) and the amount of reactants and products involved in the reaction.
Answer to Problem 12A
Explanation of Solution
The given reaction involves the thermal decomposition of solid ammonium carbonate to form ammonia gas, carbon dioxide gas and water vapour. The reactants and products are:
Reactant:
Products:
Unbalanced equation:
Therefore the unbalanced reaction will have solid ammonium carbonate as the reactant with ammonia gas, carbon dioxide gas and water vapour are the products.
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