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An unknown compound has the following chemical formula: NOx where x stands for a whole number. Measurements also show that a certain sample of the unknown compound contains 7.5 mol of oxygen and 7.5 mol
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An unknown compound has the following chemical formula: NOx where x stands for a whole number. Measurements also show that a certain sample of the unknown compound contains 7.5 mol of oxygen and 7.5 mol of nitrogen. Write the complete chemical formula for the unknown compound.

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Because the species are in equimolar amount, they must also be the same in the compound. Thus, the formula is:
NO
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