Nitroglycerin (C3H5N3O9) decomposes rapidly upon ignition or sudden impact. 4C3H5N3O9(l) ⟶  12 CO2(g) + 10H2O(g) + 6 N2(g) + O2(g)   Δ Ho= -5678 kJ a) Calculate the standard enthalpy of formation ΔHof for nitroglycerin. [ΔHof(CO2(g)) = -393.5 kJ/mol; ΔHof(H2O(g)) = -241.8 kJ/mol] b) Nitroglycerin has a density of 1.60 g/mL. If 5.00 mL of nitroglycerine was to explode, what volume of gas would it produce at 1.00 atm and 150 oC?

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Nitroglycerin (C3H5N3O9) decomposes rapidly upon ignition or sudden impact.

4C3H5N3O9(l) ⟶  12 CO2(g) + 10H2O(g) + 6 N2(g) + O2(g)   Δ Ho= -5678 kJ

a) Calculate the standard enthalpy of formation ΔHof for nitroglycerin. [ΔHof(CO2(g)) = -393.5 kJ/mol; ΔHof(H2O(g)) = -241.8 kJ/mol]

b) Nitroglycerin has a density of 1.60 g/mL. If 5.00 mL of nitroglycerine was to explode, what volume of gas would it produce at 1.00 atm and 150 oC?

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