Acompound is found to contain only 24.5 g nitrogen and 70.0 g oxygen. what is the compounds empirical formula.

To solve the emprical formula, convert the mass to moles.

moles N = 24.5 g ( 1 mole / 14 g) = 1.75

moles O = 70 g ( 1 mole / 16 g ) = 4.325

then divide the number of moles by the lowest to get the coefficient of each element

N = 1.75 / 1.75 = 1
O = 4.325 / 1.75 = 2.5

so the empirical formula NO5/2
or N2O5

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