Oxygen Can Be Produced in the Laboratory by the Following $\rightarrow$

question 181

Multiple Choice

Oxygen can be produced in the laboratory by the following reaction:
2KClO₃(s) $\rightarrow$ 2KCl(s) + 3O₂(g)
How many moles of potassium chlorate are needed to produce 2.75 L of oxygen, Collected over water at 37 ^$\omicron$ C and 94.9 kPa? The vapor pressure of water at 37 ^$\omicron$ C is
6.28 kPa.

• A) 0.142
• B) 6.75 * 10 - 2
• C) 7.20 * 10 - 2
• D) 6.30 * 10 - 2
• E) 0.189

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