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Atoms And Molecules

Question
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A sample of ammonia contains 9 g hydrogen and 42 g nitrogen. Another sample contains 5 g hydrogen. Calculate the amount of nitrogen in the second sample.

Solution

The ratio of hydrogen and nitrogen in the first sample of ammonia is 9:42 or 3:14.
According to ‘law of definite proportions' the second sample of ammonia should also contain hydrogen and nitrogen in the ratio 3:14.
If space hydrogen space is space 5 straight g comma space nitrogen space is space fraction numerator 5 space cross times space 14 over denominator 3 end fraction space equals space 23.3 space straight g.