Question

1. Write a balanced chemical equation, including physical state symbols, for the decomposition of liquid nitroglycerin (C3H5NO33) into gaseous dinitrogen, gaseous dioxygen, gaseous water and gaseous carbon dioxide.

Answer 1

Explanation:

A balance chemical equation is a representation of a chemical reaction in which reactants are written on left hand side followed by arrow pointing in right direction along with product on the right-hand side. A balanced chemical equation follows the law of conservation of mass.

The balanced chemical equation for decomposition of nitroglycerin is given as:

$4C_3H_5N_3O_{9}(l)\rightarrow 6N_2(g)+O_2(g)+10H_2O(g)+12CO_2(g)$

4 moles of nitroglycerin on decomposition gives 6 mole of dinitrogen, 1 mole of dioxygen, 10 moles of water and 12 moles of carbon dioxide.