Question

Ammonium perchlorate is used as solid fuel in rockets. During the process, it decomposes according to the reaction given below:

4NH4CIO4► 2CI2+ 8H20 + 2N20 +302
The total volume of all the gases produced at
S.T.P by the decomposition of 8 moles of
Ammonium Perchlorate will be
a. 30 L
b. 672 L
c. 179.2 L
d. 60 L

Answer 1

Explanation:

Ammonium perchlorate,

, used in the solid fuel in the booster rockets on the space shuttle, is prepared from sodium perchlorate,