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  • Calculating Oxygen Production from Potassium Chlorate Decomposition: A Step-by-Step Guide
    Here's how to solve this problem step-by-step:

    1. Write the balanced chemical equation:

    2 KClO₃(s) → 2 KCl(s) + 3 O₂(g)

    2. Calculate the moles of KClO₃:

    * Molar mass of KClO₃ = 39.10 g/mol + 35.45 g/mol + 3 * 16.00 g/mol = 122.55 g/mol

    * Moles of KClO₃ = (8.15 g) / (122.55 g/mol) = 0.0665 mol

    3. Calculate the moles of O₂ produced:

    * From the balanced equation, 2 moles of KClO₃ produce 3 moles of O₂.

    * Moles of O₂ = (0.0665 mol KClO₃) * (3 mol O₂ / 2 mol KClO₃) = 0.0998 mol O₂

    4. Convert the temperature to Kelvin:

    * T (K) = T (°C) + 273.15

    * T (K) = 22.0 °C + 273.15 = 295.15 K

    5. Convert the pressure to atmospheres:

    * 1 atm = 760 mm Hg

    * P (atm) = (728 mm Hg) / (760 mm Hg/atm) = 0.958 atm

    6. Use the ideal gas law to calculate the volume:

    * PV = nRT

    * V = (nRT) / P

    * Where:

    * V = volume (L)

    * n = moles (mol)

    * R = ideal gas constant (0.0821 L·atm/mol·K)

    * T = temperature (K)

    * P = pressure (atm)

    * V = (0.0998 mol * 0.0821 L·atm/mol·K * 295.15 K) / 0.958 atm

    * V = 2.54 L

    Therefore, 2.54 L of O₂ would be produced at 22.0 °C and 728 mm Hg.

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