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Nitroglycerin is a dangerous powerful explosive that violently decomposes when it is shaken or dropped. The Swedish chemist Alfr

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Answer:

a. $4 C_3H_5N_3O_9 (l)\rightarrow 6N_2 (g) + O_2 (g) + 10 H_2O (g) + 12 CO_2 (g)$

b. 146.0 g

Explanation:

Question 1 (a). Just as the problem states, liquid nitroglycerin decomposes into nitrogen gas $N_2$ , oxygen gas $O_2$ , water vapor $H_2O$ and carbon dioxide $CO_2$ . Let's write the decomposition of nitroglycerin into these 4 components:

$C_3H_5N_3O_9 (l)\rightarrow N_2 (g) + O_2 (g) + H_2O (g) + CO_2 (g)$

Now we need to balance the equation. Firstly, notice we have 3 carbon atoms on the left and 1 on the right, so let's multiply carbon dioxide by 3:

$C_3H_5N_3O_9 (l)\rightarrow N_2 (g) + O_2 (g) + H_2O (g) + 3 CO_2 (g)$

Now, we have 3 nitrogen atoms on the left and 2 on the right, so let's multiply nitrogen on the right by $\frac{3}{2}$ :

$C_3H_5N_3O_9 (l)\rightarrow \frac{3}{2}N_2 (g) + O_2 (g) + H_2O (g) + 3 CO_2 (g)$

We have 5 hydrogen atoms on the left, 2 on the right, so let's multiply the right-hand side by $\frac{5}{2}$ :

$C_3H_5N_3O_9 (l)\rightarrow \frac{3}{2}N_2 (g) + O_2 (g) + \frac{5}{2} H_2O (g) + 3 CO_2 (g)$

Finally, count the oxygen atoms. We have a total of 9 on the left. On the right we have (excluding oxygen molecule):

$\frac{5}{2} + 6 = 8.5$

This leaves $9 - 8.5 = 0.5 = \frac{1}{2}$ of oxygen. Since oxygen is diatomic, we need to take one fourth of it to get one half in total:

$C_3H_5N_3O_9 (l)\rightarrow \frac{3}{2}N_2 (g) + \frac{1}{4} O_2 (g) + \frac{5}{2} H_2O (g) + 3 CO_2 (g)$

To make it look neater without fractional coefficients, multiply both sides by 4:

$4 C_3H_5N_3O_9 (l)\rightarrow 6N_2 (g) + O_2 (g) + 10 H_2O (g) + 12 CO_2 (g)$

Question 2 (b). Now we can make use of the balanced chemical equation and apply it for the context of this separate problem. We're given the following variables:

$V_{CO_2} = 41.0 L$