A compound that contains only nitrogen and oxygen is 30.4% N by mass; the molar mass of the compound is 92 g/mol. What is the empirical formula and the molecular formula of the compound?
1 Answer
Empirical formula is
Explanation:
In
After we divide thru by 2.17, we get an empirical formula of
Now the molecular formula is always a multiple of the empirical formula; i.e.