Question:
In one of his most critical studies on the nature of
Last updated: 8/9/2022
In one of his most critical studies on the nature of combustion, Lavoisier heated mercury(II) oxide and isolated elemental mercury and oxygen gas. If40.0 g of mercury(II) oxide is heated in a 502-mL vessel and 20.0% (by mass) decomposes, what is the pressure (in atm) of the oxygen that forms at 25.0°C? (Assume that the gas occupies the entire volume.)