Ammonium perchlorate nh4clo4 is the solid rocket fuel used by the u. s. space shuttle. it reacts with itself to produce nitrogen gas n2, chlorine gas cl2, oxygen gas o2, water h2o, and a great deal of energy. what mass of nitrogen gas is produced by the reaction of 3.1g of ammonium perchlorate?

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Kurly

17 January, 01:33

Ammonium perchlorate nh4clo4 is the solid rocket fuel used by the u. s. space shuttle. it reacts with itself to produce nitrogen gas n2, chlorine gas cl2, oxygen gas o2, water h2o, and a great deal of energy. what mass of nitrogen gas is produced by the reaction of 3.1g of ammonium perchlorate?

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Troy Barnett · Answer 1

The reaction of ammonium perchlorate with itself is as follows:

2NH4ClO4 ... > N2 + Cl2 + 2O2 + 4H2O

From the periodic table:

molecular weight of nitrogen = 14 grams

molecular weight of oxygen = 16 grams

molecular weight of hydrogen = 1 gram

molecular weight of chlorine = 35.5 grams

Therefore:

molar mass of ammonium perchlorate = 117.5 grams

Now, we know that 2 x 117.5 = 235 grams of ammonium perchlorate are required to produce 28 grams of nitrogen. We can use cross multiplication to determine the amount of hydrogen produced from 3.1 grams of ammonium perchlorate as follows:

mass of nitrogen = (3.1 x 28) / 235 = 0.369 grams