With reference to the chemistry put to work box on

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Question: With reference to the "Chemistry Put to Work" box on explosives,

(a) use bond enthalpies to estimate the enthalpy change for the explosion of 1.00 g of nitroglycerin.

(b) Write a balanced equation for the decomposition of TNT. Assume that, upon explosion, TNT decomposes into N₂(g), CO₂(g), H₂O(g), and C(s).