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What is the empirical formula of vanadium oxide, if 2.74 g of the metal oxide contains 1.53 g of metal?

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V2O3
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VO
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V2O5
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V2O7
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Solution

The correct option is C V2O5
Metal oxide = 2.74 g;weight of V=1.53g
%of V=1.532.74×100=55.83
Thus, % of O=10055.83=44.17
Number of moles of V=55.8352=1.1
Number of moles of O=44.1716=2.76
Simplest ratio of V and O=1:2.5 or 2:5
Hence, the empirical formula=V2O5

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