Question

Chemistry PLEASE HELP!!!
Which of the following compounds will not produce O2 gas when it decomposes?
K2O
LiOH
LiClO3
HgO

Answer 1

@zpupster

Answer 2

any ideas @welshfella

Answer 3

I;m pretty sure that LiCl03 will produce oxygen and so will HgO.

Answer 4

i was thinking K2O

Answer 5

my guess would be LiOH but i'm not entirely sure

Answer 6

why would you pick that one if i may ask?

Answer 7

wel i know that NaOH will not produce oxygen and LiOH is a similar compound

Answer 8

yea thats true

Answer 9

any ideas @zpupster

Answer 10

you were right @welshfella

Answer 11

2K2O-->2K+ + O2

Answer 12

Hey there.
I will disagree with the HgO compound, as Henry Cavendish( if not mistaking the name) was the first to produce oxygen artificially by decomposing HgO.
Lithium Hydroxide produces water and lithium or water and lithium oxide, that means oxygen is not formed.

Answer 13

Poop

Answer 14

You guessed right. LiOH will not decompose of O2 gas. It will decompose into Li+ and OH-