i'm posting an equation... took me an embarrassingly long 56.5 minutes to figure it out... [okay i'm lying the concept took me 56.5 minutes to figure out, the actual Beast took about 12 minutes to tame.]
have fun. Organic chemistry just rocks the troposphere [or some atmospheric layer anyway...].
and for all you mathematically inclined souls out there.
i wish i could borrow your micro-chip-
i love chemistry... but the math.... the math is snubbing me....and it hurts.

1. The decomposition of sodium azide produces nitrogen gas that is used to inflate automobile air bags. What mass of nitrogen, in grams, can be made from 60.0 grams of sodium azide?
{i'll help you out: the molar mass of NaN3 is 65.0 g/mol, adn the molar mass of N2 is 2x14.0= 28.0 g/mole}

2. and another- [this is somewhat algebraic...i think.]
a] When a fuel such as methane is burned in sufficient air, the products are carbon dioxide and water. Balance the following equation for this combustion:
CH4 + O2------------------------ CO2 + H2O

b] Butane is a common fuel. Balance the following equation describing the combustion of butane:
C4H10 + O2 -------------------------------- CO2 + H2O

*Does it take more oxygen [per molecule] to burn butane than it does to burn methane? How much more CO2 is produced?

Whoever solves any one of these equations earns:
a. my undying respect

c. my removed epidermis
b. a free library card [provided that i get the job, which i better, because, for all my education, i have to few to no marketable skills [such as computer knowledge, phone handling and people skills eew. i hate adults.] what happened to the days that good penmanship was a value? {besides i'd prefer not to work in The Office}]

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