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The ratio of the mass of O to the mass of N in N2O3 is 12:7. Another binary compound of nitrogen has a ratio of O to N of 16:7. What is its formula? What is the ratio of O to N in the next member of this series of compounds?
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Another compound has a ratio of 16:7. We can assume that the number of nitrogen atoms stays constant as a fraction of seven, while the number of oxygen atoms increases from 12 to 16. Show more…
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The ratio of the mass of $O$ to the mass of $N$ in $N_{2} O_{3}$ is $12 : 7 .$ Another binary compound of nitrogen has a ratio of $O$ to $N$ of $16 : 7$ What is its formula? What is the ratio of $O$ to $N$ in the next member of this series of compounds?
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