To establish the law of conservation of mass, Lavoisier carefully studied the decomposition of mercury(II) oxide: (a)

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To establish the law of conservation of mass, Lavoisier carefully studied the decomposition of mercury(II) oxide:

HgO(s) Hg(1) + O(g) At 25 C, A H = +90.83 kJ mol-1 and A,G = +58.54 kJ mol .

(a) Show that the partial pressure of O2(g) in equilibrium with HgO(s) and Hg(l) at 25 °C is extremely low.

(b) What conditions do you suppose Lavoisier used to obtain significant quantities of oxygen?

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General Chemistry Principles And Modern Applications

ISBN: 9780132931281

11th Edition

Authors: Ralph Petrucci, Jeffry Madura, F. Herring, Carey Bissonnette

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