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In the Laboratory
Formation and Dimerization of NO2 A General Chemistry Experiment
April D. Hennis, C. Scott Highberger, and Serge Schreiner*
Randolph Macon College, Department of Chemistry, Ashland, VA 23005

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November 1997
Vol. 74 No. 11
p. 1340

Abstract
We have developed a general chemistry experiment which illustrates Gay-Lussac's law of combining volumes. Students are able to determine the partial pressures and equilibrium constant for the formation and dimerization of NO2. The experiment can be carried out in about 45 minutes with students working in groups of two. The experiment readily provides students with data that can be manipulated with a common spreadsheet.

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*  Citation
Hennis, April D.; Highberger, C. Scott; Schreiner, Serge. J. Chem. Educ. 1997 74 1340.
*  Keywords
Introductory/High School Chemistry, Laboratory, Gases, Equilibrium, Laboratory Instruction, Quantitative Analysis, and Stoichiometry
*  History
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Last Updated:
July 26, 1999
June 23, 2005
Link to Letter added (May 2004).
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