Nitroglycerin is a pale yellow, oily liquid. It is highly shock-sensitive; merely shaking the liquid can cause its explosive decomposition into nitrogen, carbon dioxide, water, and oxygen gases. Balance this reaction and then estimate the heat of the reaction (qxn). Does this qoxn make sense with what you know about the reactivity of nitroglycerin. 0-1 || O 0 HO-Nào -q 19-1 H H H H O N=0 1
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![**Problem Set 7**
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1. **Nitroglycerin is a pale yellow, oily liquid.** It is highly shock-sensitive; merely shaking the liquid can cause its explosive decomposition into nitrogen, carbon dioxide, water, and oxygen gases. Balance this reaction and then estimate the heat of the reaction (\(q_{rxn}\)). Does this \(q_{rxn}\) make sense with what you know about the reactivity of nitroglycerin?
![Chemical Structure of Nitroglycerin](#)
**Chemical Structure Diagram:**
- The diagram depicts the structural formula of nitroglycerin.
- Key elements shown include nitrogen (N), hydrogen (H), carbon (C), and oxygen (O).
- Nitroglycerin consists of three nitrate groups (NO3) attached to a glycerol backbone.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F96c43769-2331-4d91-b7f9-4a256a33e785%2Fb6d5c84e-e4aa-47f4-8057-87faa4898608%2Fv5hw8p2z_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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