1. write a balanced chemical equation, including physical state symbols, for the decomposition of liquid nitroglycerin (c3h5no33) into gaseous dinitrogen, gaseous dioxygen, gaseous water and gaseous carbon dioxide.

The balanced chemical equation of the decomposition of nitroglycerin, including the phases, is as follows: 4C3H5N3O9 (l) → 12CO2 (g) + 10H2O (g) + 6N2 (g) + O2 (g)

Nitroglycerin is a liquid explosive compound that has the chemical formula of: C3H5N3O9. Nitroglycerin (C3H5N3O9) undergoes decomposition reaction to give rise to gaseous dinitrogen (N2), gaseous dioxygen (O2), gaseous water (H2O) and gaseous carbon dioxide (CO2). The chemical decomposition reaction is as follows:C3H5N3O9 (l) → CO2 (g) + H2O (g) + N2 (g) + O2 (g)However, the equation is not balanced because the number of atoms of each element in the equation is not the same on both sides of the equation. The equation can be balanced using coefficients as follows:4C3H5N3O9 (l) → 12CO2 (g) + 10H2O (g) + 6N2 (g) + O2 (g)

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