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.
The following statement about soil formation are true:
1. The composition of soil depend largely on the composition of the parent rock.
2. Strong roots of shrubs and trees hold on to soil and protect it from erosion.
3. Soil formed from local rock is residual soil and soil formed from distant rock is transported soil.
Soil are typically formed from rocks. The nature of the soil depend on the type of rock from which the soil was formed. It takes a long time for a soil to be formed from a parent rock. Erosion is the process that carries the surface soil away, but the root of shrub and trees usually prevent this by holding on to the soil particles.
1 Ounce = 28.3495231 Grams
<span>1 Troy Ounce = 31.1034768 Grams</span>
Charcoal because of its surface area