Upon heating, a 5.41 g sample of a compound decomposes into 2.37 g n 2 and 3.04 g h 2 o. if the molar mass of the compound is 64.06 g/mol, what is the chemical formula of the compound?

Answer is: empirical formula is H₄N₂O₂.
m(unknown compound) = 8,5 g.
m(N₂) = 2,37 g.m(H₂O) = 3,04 g.
n(N₂) = m(N₂) ÷ M(N₂).
n(N₂) = 2,37 g ÷ 28 g/mol.
n(N₂) = 0,0846 mol.
n(H₂O) = m(H₂O) ÷ M(H₂O).
n(H₂O) = 3,04 g ÷ 18 g/mol.
n(H₂O) = 0,168 mol.
n(H₂O) : n(N₂) = 0,168 mol : 0,0846 mol.
n(H₂O) : n(N₂) = 2 : 1.
Compound has four hydrogen, two oxygen and two oxygen.

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