A sealed 100 ml container filled with 28g of nitroglycerine


Nitroglycerine explodes violently to form several gasses according to the following equation.

4C3H5O9N3 --> 12 Co2(g) + O2(g) + 6N2(g) + 10 H2O(g)

A sealed 1.00 mL container filled with 2.8g of nitroglycerine is detonated. If the Temperature inside the container is 300C and assuming that the container would not break upon detonation, what is the pressure inside the container right after detonation? (answer in atm's)

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Chemistry: A sealed 100 ml container filled with 28g of nitroglycerine
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