Please anyone solve it and explain..
Dear Student,
Since, the mole ratio of oxygen is fractional so, we multiply the whole ratio by 3 to make it a whole number.Now the whole number ratio comes out to be 3.96 which can be approximated as 4
Element | AtomicMass | Percentage | Relative Number of Moles | Simplest mole of Ratio | Whole Number ratio |
Pb(Lead) | 207 | 90.66% | 90.66/207=0.44 | 0.44/0.44=1 | 1X3=3 |
O(oxygen) | 16 | 9.34% | 9.34/16=0.58 | 0.58/0.44=1.318 | 1.32X3=3.96 |
Since, the mole ratio of oxygen is fractional so, we multiply the whole ratio by 3 to make it a whole number.Now the whole number ratio comes out to be 3.96 which can be approximated as 4
So, the empirical formula of compound is Pb3O4
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