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Chapter 3, Problem 3.4A
APPLY 3.4 The major ingredient in ordinary safety matches is potassium chlorate, KClO3, a substance that can act as a source of oxygen in combustion reactions. Its reaction with ordinary table sugar (sucrose, C12H12O11), for example, occurs violently to yield potassium chloride, carbon dioxide, and water. Write a balanced equation for the reaction.
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