The nitrite ion has one less oxygen than the nitrate ion. Nitrate is NO3-1 while the nitrite ion is NO2-.
He thought elements that haven't been discovered belonged in the place of the gap. He could also use the atomic mass of the missing elements
Answer:
C₅ H₁₂ O
Explanation:
44 g of CO₂ contains 12 g of C
30.2 g of CO₂ will contain 12 x 30.2 / 44 = 8.236 g of C .
18 g of H₂O contains 2 g of hydrogen
14.8 g of H₂0 will contain 1.644 g of H .
total compound = 12.1 out of which 8.236 g is C and 1.644 g is H , rest will be O
gram of O = 2.22
moles of C, O, H in the given compound = 8.236 / 12 , 2.22 / 16 , 1.644 / 1
= .6863 , .13875 , 1.644
ratio of their moles = 4.946 : 1 : 11.84
rounding off to digits
ratio = 5 : 1 : 12
empirical formula = C₅ H₁₂ O
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