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What isotopes are created when you burn off potassium nitrate and sugar?

specifically 40%sugar and 60% potassium nitrate

Answer 1

Olivia Anton

No new isotopes are created....

Isotopes are the properties of elements...which chemical change does NOT alter.

When we burn off sugar in the presence of potassium nitrate...we could represent the reaction by...

#NO_3^(-) +e^(-) +2H^+ rarr NO_2+H_2O#

And sugar is oxidized to #CO_2#i, #C(0)rarrC(+IV)#..

#C_6H_12O_6 +12H_2Orarr 6CO_2+6H_2O + 24H^+ +24e^(-)#

And thus....

#underbrace(24NO_3^(-) +24H^+)_"nitric acid" +C_6H_12O_6 rarr 24NO_2+18H_2O+6CO_2 #

And so finally....

#24HNO_3 +C_6H_12O_6 rarr 24NO_2+18H_2O+6CO_2 #

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