The reaction between potassium chlorate and red phosphorus takes place when you strike a match on a matchbox. If you were to react 52.9 g of potassium chlorate (KCIO,) with excess red phosphorus, what mass of tetraphosphorus decaoxide (P,O10) would be produced? KCIO:(s) + P4(s) --+ P,O0(5) + KCI(s) (unbalanced)

The reaction between potassium chlorate and red phosphorus takes place when you strike a match on a matchbox. If you were to react 52.9 g of potassium chlorate (KCIO,) with excess red phosphorus, what mass of tetraphosphorus decaoxide (P,O10) would be produced? KCIO:(s) + P4(s) --+ P,O0(5) + KCI(s) (unbalanced)

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