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Nitrogen combines with oxygen to form nitrogen monoxide (no) and nitrogen dioxide (no2). a sample of no consists of 1.14 g of oxygen and 1 g of nitrogen. how many grams of oxygen combine with 1 g of nitrogen to form no2if the ratio of the masses of oxygen in these two compounds is exactly 1:2?

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Answer: The mass of oxygen that combines with nitrogen will be 2.272g.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the number of moles, we use the equation:


\text{Number of moles}=\frac{\text{Given mass}}{\text{Molar mass}} .....(1)

For Oxygen atom:

Given mass of oxygen atom = 1.14 g

Molar mass of oxygen atom = 16 g/mol

Putting values in above equation, we get:


\text{Moles of oxygen atom}=(1.14g)/(16g/mol)=0.071mol

For Nitrogen atom:

Given mass of nitrogen atom = 1 g

Molar mass of nitrogen atom = 14 g/mol

Putting values in above equation, we get:


\text{Moles of nitrogen atom}=(1g)/(14g/mol)=0.071mol

For the given chemical reaction:


2N_2+3O_2\rightarrow 2NO+2NO_2

In 1 mole of nitrogen dioxide molecule, 1 mole of nitrogen atom combines with 2 moles of oxygen atom.

So, 0.071 moles of nitrogen will combine with =
(2)/(1)* 0.071=0.142moles of oxygen atom.

Now, to calculate the mass of oxygen atom, we use equation 1:


0.142mol=\frac{\text{Mass of oxygen atom}}{16g/mol}\\\\\text{Mass of oxygen atom}=2.272g

Hence, the mass of oxygen that combines with nitrogen will be 2.272g.

User Nickiaconis
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2N2 + 3O2 ---> 2NO + 2NO2
You should do it based on moles and not grams.
1.14 g O = 0.071 moles O
1 g N = 0.071 moles N
So in NO2 you need 2 moles O for each mole of N
1 g N = 0.071 moles, so you need 0.071 x 2 moles of O = 0.0.142 moles O
0.142 moles O x 16 g/mol = 2.27 grams of O. So, you are actually correct because your answer is 2.28 grams. I just prefer to work it out in moles so it makes perfect chemical sense.
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