It occurs in the earths lithosphere and sedimentary levels
Oxygen is a pure substance, as it is composed of only a single kind of atom. Which is the oxygen atom, it cannot be broken or degraded down any further into constituents that make up the element. In terms of both chemically and physically.
<span>Mass of nitrogen = 14.0067
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Mass of oxygen = 15.9994
In this compound nitrogen = 36.86 /
14.0067 = 2.63
<span>And oxygen = 63.14 / 15.9994 = 3.95 <span>
now we have: N----- 2.63 and O----3.95
by dividing both with the smallest number we get
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<span>N-------2.63/2.63 = 1<span>
<span>O-------3.95/2.63 = 1.5
To get whole numbers we multiply both by 2
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N= 1 x 2 = 2
And O = 1.5 x 2= 3
<span>So, the empirical formula is N</span>₂O₃.
The correct description that holds true for the above question would be B. Atomic number - 29 and Mass Number - 63.
