Detonation of nitroglycerin proceeds as follows: 4 C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 (l)

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Detonation of nitroglycerin proceeds as follows:
4 C3H5N3O9(l) → 12 CO2(g) + 6 N2(g) + O2(g) + 10 H2O(g)

(a) If a sample containing 2.00 mL of nitroglycerin (density = 1.592 g/mL) is detonated, how many moles of gas are produced? 

(b) If each mole of gas occupies 55 L under the conditions of the explosion, how many liters of gas are produced? 

(c) How many grams of N2 are produced in the detonation?

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0134414232

14th Edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, H. LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew Stoltzfus

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