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How much work is done by the gas when 1.00 g of sodium azide, NaN3 (M = 65.01 g•mol–1), decomposes iThermodynamics Chemistry Question

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How much work is done by the gas when 1.00 g of sodium azide, NaN3 (M = 65.01 g•mol–1), decomposes in a container of changeable volume (e.g. an airbag in a car) against a constant pressure of 1.00 atm at 298 K?
2 NaN3(s)  2 Na(s) + 3 N2(g)

A.

+114 J

B.

+57.2 J

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C.

–114 J

D.

–57.2 J

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