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Recap - Rocket Fuel

Part of the Stoichiometry section of Coddy's Chemistry journey. Lesson 24 of 41.

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Some small rockets run on hydrogen peroxide, which breaks down on a catalyst: 2H₂O₂(l) → 2H₂O(l) + O₂(g). A test burns 136 g136\ \mathrm{g} of H₂O₂ (34 g/mol34\ \mathrm{g/mol}), and the oxygen is collected in a tank at 4 atm4\ \mathrm{atm} and 27 °C, which is 300 K300\ \mathrm{K}. What volume does the oxygen take? Use R=0.082 atm⋅L/(mol⋅K)R = 0.082\ \mathrm{atm \cdot L/(mol \cdot K)}.

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Physics diagram: balance, gasbox

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