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Chapter 6, Problem 87P(choose chapter or problem)
A compound containing nitrogen and oxygen is decomposed in the laboratory and produces 1.78 g of nitrogen and 4.05 g of oxygen. Calculate the empirical formula of the compound.
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QUESTION:
A compound containing nitrogen and oxygen is decomposed in the laboratory and produces 1.78 g of nitrogen and 4.05 g of oxygen. Calculate the empirical formula of the compound.
ANSWER:
Solution 87P
Step 1:
In this question it has been given that, 1.78 g of nitrogen and 4.05g of oxygen produced from the decomposition .
We have to calculate the empirical formula.
The empirical formula of a chemical compound is the simplest positive integer ratio of atoms present in a compound. A simple example of this concept is that the empirical formula of sulfur monoxide, or SO, would simply be SO, as is the empirical formula of disulfur dioxide, S2O2.