The error caused will lower the number of moles when he did not do the second heating.This question is related to the empirical formula.
<h3>What is Empirical formula ?</h3>
A formula giving the proportions of the elements present in a compound but not the actual numbers or arrangement of atoms.
The empirical formula is the simplest ratio of atoms in a given compound.
we know that heating is used to eliminate most of the water molecules which are attached to the compound in the question, it's given that the second heating was not performed by the students.
This means that there are still some water molecules attached to the compound. This will imply that higher mass will be calculated for the compound because the water molecules are also considered.
So now, if we look at the calculation for the number of moles of water in this, we can say that this will be lower than the actual amount.
This is because there are some unaccounted moles of water which are still attached to the compound and these will be accounted in the compound mass rather than the waters. Therefore, the number of moles will be lower.
Hence, The error caused will lower the number of moles when he did not do the second heating.
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Nitrogen triiodide<span> is the </span>inorganic compound<span> with the formula </span>NI3<span>. It is an extremely sensitive </span>contact explosive<span>: small quantities explode with a loud, sharp snap when touched even lightly, releasing a purple cloud of iodine vapor; it can even be detonated by </span>alpha radiation. NI3<span> has a complex structural chemistry that is difficult to study because of the instability of the derivatives.</span>
Answer:
A matter can not be created or destroyed in chemical reactions. In every chemical reactions, the same mass of matter must end up in the product as started in the reactants
Lithium cation and Lithium atom can be compared as follow;
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1) Charge:</h3>
The charge on Lithium atom is zero means, it has same number of protons and electrons. Hence, the nert effect is cancelled out and the atom gets zero charge.
On the other hand, Lithium cation is formed when it looses one electron. Therefore, the number of protons are greater by one number as compared to number of electrons resulting in the formation of +1 charge as shown below,
Li → Li⁺¹ + e⁻
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2) Size:</h3>
Secondly, Lithium atom has greater size as compared to Lithium cation because due to presence of greater number of protons compared to electrons in Lithium cation the nuclear charge appears to be greater as compared to neutral atom hence, pulling the valence electrons more effectively making the lithium cation smaller in size as compared to neutral atom.
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3) Reactivity:</h3>
We can also compare the reactivity of both species. The neutral will be more reactive than the charged atom because it is containing one valence electron and can donate it when ever it comes in contact with non-metals.
