______________ g of TNT A Little TNT Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is a highly explosive
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______________ g of TNT
A Little TNT Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is a highly explosive compound. The thermal decomposition of TNT is described by the following chemical equation: 2 C7H5N3O6(s) rightarrow 12 CO(g) + 5 H2(g)+3 N2(g) + 2 C(s) The enthalpy change for the explosion of ammonium nitrate with fuel oil is -7198 kj for 3 moles of NH4NO3. If delta H rxn for the thermal decomposition of 2 moles of TNT is -20.306 kJ. how much TNT is needed to equal the explosive power of 1 mole of ammonium nitrate?Explanation / Answer
Supposing "explosive power" to be proportional to ?H (which it probably isn't, really):
(1 mol NH4NO3) x (7198 kJ / 3 mol NH4NO3) = 2399 kJ from NH4NO3
(2399 kJ) / (20306 kJ / 2 mol C7H5N3O6) x (227.1311 g C7H5N3O6/mol) = 53.67 g C7H5N3O6
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