Chemical properties of an atom are based upon the arrangement of valence electrons (electrons which can be gained, lost, or shared).
The empirical formula is N₂O₅.
The empirical formula is the <em>simplest whole-number ratio of atoms</em> in a compound.
The ratio of atoms is the same as the ratio of moles, so our job is to calculate the <em>molar ratio of N:O</em>.
I like to summarize the calculations in a table.
<u>Element</u> <u>Moles</u> <u>Ratio¹ </u> <u> ×2² </u> <u>Integers</u>³
N 1.85 1 2 2
O 4.63 2.503 5.005 5
¹To get the molar ratio, you divide each number of moles by the smallest number (1.85).
²Multiply these values by a number (2) that makes the numbers in the ratio close to integers.
³Round off the number in the ratio to integers (2 and 5).
The empirical formula is N₂O₅.
The easiest way is to use the Law of Gay-Lussac. This law states that there is a direct relation between the temperature in Kelvin of a gas and the pressure.
Then, namig p the pressure and T the temperature in Kelvin and using subscripts for every state:
p/T is constant ==> p_1 / T_1 = p_2/T_2
From which you obtain:
p_2 = [p_1 / T_1] * T_2
T_1 = 33.0 + 273.15 = 306.15 K
T _2 = 21.4 + 273.15 = 294.55 K
p_1 = 1014 kPa
p_2 = 1014 kPa * 294.55 K / 306.15 K = 975.6 kPa
The answer is Sliver reacts with nitric acid to produce a gas.
