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Ammonium perchlorate NH4ClO4 is a powerful solid rocket fuel, used in the Space Shuttle boosters. It decomposes into nitrogen N2 gas, chlorine Cl2 gas, oxygen O2 gas and water vapor, releasing a great deal of energy. Calculate the moles of oxygen produced by the reaction of 0.055mol of ammonium perchlorate. Be sure your answer has a unit symbol, if necessary, and round it to the correct number of significant digits.

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Answer: 0.055 moles of
O_2 are produced by the reaction of 0.055 mol of ammonium perchlorate.

Step-by-step explanation:

The balanced chemical reaction for decomposition of ammonium perchlorate is:


2NH_4ClO_4\rightarrow N_2+Cl_2+2O_2+4H_2O

According to stoichiometry :

2 moles of
NH_4ClO_4 produce = 2 moles of
O_2

Thus 0.055 moles of
NH_4ClO_4 will produce =
(2)/(2)* 0.055=0.055moles of
O_2

Thus 0.055 moles of
O_2 are produced by the reaction of 0.055mol of ammonium perchlorate.

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