Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
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Chapter 2 - Sections 2.1-2.9 - Exercises - Cumulative Problems - Page 82: 98

Answer

$Mr(O)= 16amu$

Work Step by Step

1. The mass of the carbon atom is 12 amu. $Mr(N)= \frac{Mr(C)\times7}{6}= \frac{12\times7}{6} = 14amu$ 2. Now there are 2 N atoms for every 1 O atom in the $N_{2}O$. Therefore we need to multiply the m(N) with 2 when calculating the atomic mass of O using the given mass ratio. $Mr(O)= \frac{Mr(N)\times2\times4}{7}= \frac{14\times2\times4}{7} = 16amu$ $Mr$ represents molecular mass.
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