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Standard VIII
Chemistry
Introduction to Water
A gas is foun...
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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
=
g
i
v
e
n
m
a
s
s
m
o
l
a
r
m
a
s
s
=
2.34
14
=
0.167
m
o
l
e
s
The number of moles of oxygen
=
g
i
v
e
n
m
a
s
s
m
o
l
a
r
m
a
s
s
=
5.34
16
=
0.334
m
o
l
e
s
Hence the ratio of moles of oxygen to nitrogen is
0.334
:
0.167
=
0.334
0.167
=
2
1
Hence, the number of atoms of oxygen is 2 and of nitrogen is 1.
∴
The simplest formula of the compound is
N
O
2
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