Answer:-
2328.454 grams
Explanation:-
Volume V = 18.4 litres
Temperature T = 15 C + 273 = 288 K
Pressure P = 1.5 x 10^ 3 KPa
We know universal Gas constant R = 8.314 L KPa K-1 mol-1
Using the relation PV = nRT
Number of moles of oxygen gas n = PV / RT
Plugging in the values
n = (1.5 x 10^3 KPa ) x ( 18.4 litres ) / ( 8.314 L KPa K-1 mol-1 x 288 K)
n = 11.527 mol
Now the balanced chemical equation for this reaction is
2KNO3 --> 2KNO2 + O2
From the equation we can see that
1 mol of O2 is produced from 2 mol of KNO3.
∴ 11.527 mol of O2 is produced from 2 x 11.527 mol of KNO3.
= 23.054 mol of KNO3
Molar mass of KNO3 = 39 x 1 + 14 x 1 + 16 x 3 = 101 grams / mol
Mass of KNO3 = 23.054 mol x 101 gram / mol
= 2328.454 grams
Unfortunately you did not specify the electronic configuration in the question, however since one of the answers must be a halogen, i took the liberty to attach an image with the configuration (both the simple numeric and spdf form) for all the halogen and all you have to do is match the electronic configuration you have in your question to the one in the table attached and you can then deduce the answer.
Hope this helps.
