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Hi there, in this question we have a compound that's composed only of nitrogen and oxygen.
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And we're trying to determine its molecular formula.
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So we need to know what subscripts would go here for x and y.
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Alright, well we are given its formula mass as 44 .02 amu, atomic mass units.
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Alright, so we know since it's composed of nitrogen and oxygen, there is at least one of each of these in it.
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And looking at the periodic table, nitrogen has an atomic mass of 14 .01 amu, whereas oxygen has an atomic mass of 16 .00.
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Okay, and again there has to be at least one of each of these in the formula...