Express your answer as a chemical equation. Identify all of the phases in your answer.

Question

Dinitrogen oxide, also known as laughing gas, is a sweet-tasting gas used in dentistry. When solid mixture of sodium nitrate and ammonium sulfate is heated, the products are solid sodium sulfate, gaseous water and gaseous dinitrogen oxide. Write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction.

Answer 1

Dinitrogen oxide = N2O(g)

Sodium nitrate = NaNO3(s)

ammonium sulfate = (NH4)2SO4(s)

water = H2O(g)

sodium sulfate = Na2SO4(s)

2NaNO₃(s) + (NH₄)₂SO₄(s) ==> Na₂SO₄(s) + 4H₂O(g) + 2N₂O(g) ... balanced equation