Potassium chlorate is a rich source of oxygen. It decomposes upon heating to produce potassium chloride and oxygen. Write a correctly balanced equation for this reaction. (Use the smallest whole numbers possible. Type your answers using the format 2Ca(OH)2 for 2 Ca(OH)2.)
2007-01-10 15:03:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
2KClO3 ---> 2KCl + 3O2
2007-01-10 15:09:00 · answer #1 · answered by kz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Potassium = K (+1 charge)
Chlorate = ClO3 (-1 charge)
Chloride = Cl (-1 charge)
Oxygen = O2 (no charge)
KClO3 + heat --> KCl + O2 (equation without balancing)
2KClO3 + heat --> 2KCl + 3O2
Note: remember to balance the charges and that oxygen usually occurs in its diatomic form, therefore it must be O2.
2007-01-10 23:10:34 · answer #2 · answered by oni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-01-15 21:15:32 · answer #3 · answered by Noah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋