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Ammonium dichromate decomposes according to the following equation:
(NH4)2Cr2O7(s) -> N2(g) + 4H2O(g) + Cr2O3(s)
If 0.95 g of ammonium dichromate is used, and if the gases from this reaction are trapped in a 15.0 L flask at 23 deg. C.
How many moles of N2 and H2O are produced from (9.14x10^-1) g of (NH4)2Cr2O7 (MW = 252 g/mol)?
According to above equation, 1 mol of ammonium dichromate would give 4 mols of . When heated these will be evaporated away.
The molar mass of ammonium dichromate
The number of mols of ammonium dichromate heated
= 63 g / 252 g per mol
= 0.25 mol.