When mercury(II) oxide is heated, it decomposes into mercury and oxygen gas. How many molecules of oxygen gas are produced if 6.54g of mercury(II) oxide are heated?

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Answer:

[tex]9.09*10^{21} molecules O_2[/tex]

Explanation:

The formula for Mercury(II) Oxide is [tex]HgO[/tex]

Balanced Equation: [tex]2HgO = 2Hg + O_2[/tex]

Stoichiometry: [tex](6.54g HgO)*(\frac{1molHgO}{216.59gHgO})*(\frac{1molO_2}{2molHgO})*(\frac{6.02*10^{23}molecules O_2}{1molO_2})= 9.09*10^{21}moleculesO_2[/tex]

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