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The fuel used in booster rockets for the Space Shuttle is a mixture of aluminium and ammonium perchlorate. The reaction equation is as follows: 3Al(s)+3NH4ClO4(s)→Al2O3(s)+AlCl3(s)+3NO(g)+6H2O(g)3\text{Al}(\text{s}) + 3\text{NH}_4\text{ClO}_4(\text{s}) \rightarrow \text{Al}_2\text{O}_3(\text{s}) + \text{AlCl}_3(\text{s}) + 3\text{NO}(\text{g}) + 6\text{H}_2\text{O}(\text{g}) Calculate the mass of NH4ClO4\text{NH}_4\text{ClO}_4 that should be added to this fuel mixture to react completely with every kilogram of Al.

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