Question

The combustion method used to analyze for carbon and hydrogen can be adapted to give percentage N by collecting the nitrogen from combustion of the compound as N2. A sample of a compound weighing 8.75 mg gave 1.59 moL N2 at 25 C and 749 mmHg. What is the percentage N in the compound

Answer 1

Answer:

The percentage of N in the compound is 0.5088

Explanation:

Mass of compound = 8.75 mg = 8.75×1000 = 8750 g

Mass of N2 = number of moles of N2 × MW of N2 = 1.59 × 28 = 44.52 g

% of N in the compound = (mass of N2/mass of compound) × 100 = (44.52/8750) × 100 = 5.088×10^-3 × 100 = 0.5088