Question

Potassium chlorate (KClO3) decomposes in a reaction described by this chemical reaction:

2KCIO3( s) - 2KCI( s) + 302(g)
How does the reaction affect oxygen atoms?

A. The reaction changes 2 chlorine atoms into 2 oxygen atoms.

B. The reaction creates 3 oxygen atoms per formula unit of potassium chlorate.

C. The reaction changes their bonds, but neither creates nor destroys them.

D. The reaction creates 6 oxygen atoms per formula unit of potassium chlorate.

Answer 1

C. The reaction changes their bonds, but neither creates nor destroys them.