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How do we represent the thermal decomposition of potassium chlorate to give potassium hypochlorite and dioxygen gas?

Answer 1

#KClO_3(s) + Delta rarr KClO(s) + O_2(g)uarr#

With suitable catalysis, #KClO# can be further reduced to #KCl#, and more oxygen given off. It is thus a convenient source of oxygen gas that you don't have to store in a bottle. Potassium chlorate is present in many fireworks, and some very zippy experiments can be done in the lab.

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Answer 2

Kai Bowman

The thermal decomposition of potassium chlorate to give potassium hypochlorite and dioxygen gas can be represented by the following balanced chemical equation:

( 2 , \text{KClO}_3 \rightarrow 2 , \text{KCl} + 3 , \text{O}_2 )

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.