6.57 Nitroglycerine, C,H,(NO,),(1), a powerful explosive used in mining, detonates to produce a hot gaseous mixture of nitrogen, water, carbon dioxide, and oxygen. lu (a) Write a balanced equation for this reaction using the smallest whole-number coefficients. (b) If AH = -2.29×104 kJ for the equation as written in part (a), calculate AH of nitroglycerine. rxn

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6.57 Nitroglycerine, C,Hs(NO,);(1), a powerful explosive used in
mining, detonates to produce a hot gaseous mixture of nitrogen,
water, carbon dioxide, and oxygen.
(a) Write a balanced equation for this reaction using the smallest
whole-number coefficients.
(b) If AH = -2.29×10ª kJ for the equation as written in
part (a), calculate AH; of nitroglycerine.
rxn
Transcribed Image Text:6.57 Nitroglycerine, C,Hs(NO,);(1), a powerful explosive used in mining, detonates to produce a hot gaseous mixture of nitrogen, water, carbon dioxide, and oxygen. (a) Write a balanced equation for this reaction using the smallest whole-number coefficients. (b) If AH = -2.29×10ª kJ for the equation as written in part (a), calculate AH; of nitroglycerine. rxn
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