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Standard IX
Chemistry
Empirical & Molecular Formula
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Question
What is the empirical formula of vanadium oxide, if 2.74 g of metal oxide contains 1.53 g of metal?
(Atomic mass:
V
=
52,
O
=
16)
A
V
2
O
3
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VO
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C
V
2
O
5
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D
V
2
O
7
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Solution
The correct option is
C
V
2
O
5
Amount of
O
=
2.74
−
1.53
=
1.21
Weight
Moles
Simplest ratio
Metal
=
1.53
1.53
52
=
0.03
0.03
0.03
=
1
O
=
1.21
1.21
16
=
0.075
0.075
0.03
=
2.5
Hence, the oxide is
V
2
O
5
.
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