If the atomic weight of nitrogen is 14.01, what is the mass of the nitrogen atoms in one mole of cadmium nitrate, #Cd(NO_3)_2#?

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MeneerNask
Apr 27, 2016

In one molecule of cadmium nitrate there are two atoms of nitrogen.
(work out the brackets, as in maths, and it'll be #CdN_2O_6#)

Explanation:

So in one mole of cadmium nitrate there are two moles of nitrogen.
The mass the nitrogen is thus #2xx14.01=28.02g#

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