The empirical formula is N₂O₅.
The empirical formula is the <em>simplest whole-number ratio of atoms</em> in a compound.
The ratio of atoms is the same as the ratio of moles, so our job is to calculate the <em>molar ratio of N:O</em>.
I like to summarize the calculations in a table.
<u>Element</u> <u>Moles</u> <u>Ratio¹ </u> <u> ×2² </u> <u>Integers</u>³
N 1.85 1 2 2
O 4.63 2.503 5.005 5
¹To get the molar ratio, you divide each number of moles by the smallest number (1.85).
²Multiply these values by a number (2) that makes the numbers in the ratio close to integers.
³Round off the number in the ratio to integers (2 and 5).
The empirical formula is N₂O₅.
Chemistry is the study of substances—that is, elements and compounds.
Answer:
the five major branches of chemistry are organic, inorganic, analytical, physical, and biochemistry.
We are provided with the amount of energy released when one mole of carbon reacts. We mus first convert the given mass of carbon to moles and then compute the energy released for the given amount.
Moles = mass / atomic mass
Moles = 23.5 / 12
Moles = 1.96 moles
One mole releases 394 kJ/mol
1.96 moles will release:
394*1.96
= 772.24
The enthalpy change of the reaction will be -772.24 kJ
