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A gas is found to contain 2.34g of nitrogen and 5.34g of oxygen. What is the simplest formula of the compound?

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  • A gas is found to contain 2.34g of nitrogen and 5.34g of oxygen
  • The number of moles of nitrogen =givenmassmolarmass=2.3414=0.167moles
  • The number of moles of oxygen =givenmassmolarmass=5.3416=0.334moles
  • Hence the ratio of moles of oxygen to nitrogen is 0.334:0.167=0.3340.167=21
  • Hence, the number of atoms of oxygen is 2 and of nitrogen is 1.
  • The simplest formula of the compound is NO2

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