Question

A 1.525g sample of a compound between nitrogen and hydrogen contains 1.333 g of nitrogen. Calculate its empirical formula. The empirical formula is?

Answer 1

NH2.

Step-by-step explanation:

The mass of hydrogen in the sample = 1.525 - 1.333 = 0.192g.

Dividing the 2 masses by the relative atomic mass of hydrogen and nitrogen:

H: 0.192 / 1.008 = 0.1905

N: 1.333 / 14.007 = 0.09517

The ratio of N to H = 0.09517 : 0.1905

= 1 : 2.

So the empirical formula is NH2.