Chapter 21, Problem 21.53QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The balanced equation for thermal decomposition of aluminium nitrate to form aluminium oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and oxygen gas has to be written.

Concept introduction:

• There is a law for conversion of mass in a chemical reaction i.e., the mass of total amount of the product should be equal to the total mass of the reactants.
• The concept of writing a balanced chemical reaction is depends on conversion of reactants into products.
• First write the reaction from the given information.
• Then count the number of atoms of each element in reactants as well as products.
• Finally, obtained values could be placed as coefficients of reactants as well as products.