20.When black gunpowder explodes, potassium nitrate, carbon, and sulfur react with each other to form nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and potassium sulfide. If thee original mixture contains 50.0 g of potassium nitrate, what is the total volume of the gases produced in the reaction (at STP)?
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Write the balanced chemical reaction. Then look at the mole ratios of KNO3 and the products.
How do i do that?
You are given the reactants, and products. Balance that equation.
Is it...KNO3+C+S--> N+CO2+KS
It would be 4KNO3 + 3C + S2 yields 2N2 + 3CO2 + 2K2SO3
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