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A compound of nitrogen and oxygen is 30.46% by mass N and 69.54% by mass O.

The molar mass if the compound was determined to be 92 g/mol.
a. What is the empirical formula of the compound?
b. What is the molecular formula of the compound?

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Answer: characteristic molar mass of an element is simply the atomic mass in g/mol. However, molar mass can also be calculated by multiplying the atomic mass in amu by the molar mass constant (1 g/mol).

Step-by-step explanation:

o calculate the molar mass of a compound with multiple atoms, sum all the atomic mass of the constituent atoms. so the answer to your question is B

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