Ammonium nitrate, a common fertilizer, has been used by terrorists to construct car bombs. The products of

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Ammonium nitrate, a common fertilizer, has been used by terrorists to construct car bombs. The products of the explosion of ammonium nitrate are nitrogen gas, oxygen gas, and water vapor.image or ammonium nitrate is -87.37 kcal/mol.

(a) Write the balanced chemical reaction for the decomposition of ammonium nitrate.

(b) How many moles of gas are produced if 1.000 kg NH4NO3 is reacted?

(c) How many kilojoules of energy are released per pound (453.6g) of ammonium nitrate?

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Chemistry Principles And Practice

ISBN: 9780534420123

3rd Edition

Authors: Daniel L. Reger, Scott R. Goode, David W. Ball

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