A 30.5 g sample of a compound contains 9.29 g of nitrogen and the rest is oxygen. What is the empirical formula of the compound?

The empirical formula of the compound is NO2.

Explanation:

The following data were obtained from the question:

Mass of compound = 30.5 g

Mass of nitrogen (N) = 9.29 g

Empirical formula of compound =?

Next, we shall determine the mass of oxygen in the compound. This can be obtained as follow:

Mass of compound = 30.5 g

Mass of nitrogen (N) = 9.29 g

Mass of oxygen (O) =?

Mass of O = mass of compound – mass of N.

Mass of O = 30.5 – 9.29

Mass of O = 21.21 g

Finally, we shall determine the empirical formula of the compound as follow:

Mass of nitrogen (N) = 9.29 g

Mass of oxygen (O) = 21.21 g

Divide by their molar mass.

N = 9.29 / 14 = 0.664

O = 21.21 / 16 = 1.326

Divide by the smallest

N = 0.664/ 0.664 = 1

O = 1.326/ 0.664 = 2

Therefore the empirical formula of the compound is NO2.

out of these options:

ability to burn paper

pure sodium reacting violently with water

the boiling point of water

helium does not tend to react with anything

i would say this is a physical property:

helium does not tend to react with anything

why? :

i said helium does not tend to react with anything because well, it reacts to ! but ability to burn paper, pure sodium reacting violently with water, & the boiling point of water are chemical or

physical properties: the properties of a substance that can be observed without changing the chemical makeup of the substance

chemical properties: properties of a substance relating to the chemical nature and reactivity of the substance