How many moles of oxygen gas are produced from the decomposition of six moles of potassium

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Jovani Ortega

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5 January, 16:18

How many moles of oxygen gas are produced from the decomposition of six moles of potassium

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Yaretzi Zuniga · Answer 1

From the equation, 32 equiv dixoygen gas evolve from 1 equiv chlorate.

You started with 6 equiv chlorate, and thus 9 equiv dioxygen gas are evolved. This is a common undergrad experiment. I think you need to add some sort of manganese oxide catalyst.