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How many moles of nitrous oxide (N2O) are produced when 1.40 moles of ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) decompes?

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Answer:

The answer to your question is 1.40 moles of N₂O

Step-by-step explanation:

Balanced equation

NH₄NO₃ ⇒ N₂O + 2 H₂O

2 -------- N ---------- 2

4 ------- H ---------- 4

3 ------- O ---------- 3

Process

1.- From the balanced equation, we know that 1 mol of NH₄NO₃ produces 1 mol of N₂O so, we use proportions to find the number of moles produced when 1.40 moles of NH₄NO₃ react.

1 mol of NH₄NO₃ ------------- 1 mol of N₂O

1.40 moles -------------- x

x = (1.40 x 1) / 1

x = 1.40 moles of N₂O are produced

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