Num 1.

Find the total percentage of oxygen in magnesium nitrate crystal :

Mg(NO3)2.6H2O [H = 1, N = 14, O = 16, Mg = 24].

Sol :- gram molecular mass of Mg(NO3)2.6H2O = 24 + (14 + 48) × 2 + 6 × 18 = 256.

Mass of oxygen in magnesium nitrate = 192 g
% of oxygen = (192 / 256) × 100 = 75 %.

Num 2. What is the mass of nitrogen in 1000 kg of urea [CO(NH2)2]. [Answer to

the nearest kg.]

Sol.: - Molecular weight of urea [CO(NH2)2] = 12 + 16 + (14 + 2) × 2 = 60.

60 kg of urea contains 28 kg of nitrogen
1000 kg of urea will contain (28/60) × 1000 = 467kg of nitrogen.

Num.1. Determine the empirical formula of the compound whose composition

by mass is 42 % nitrogen, 48 % oxygen and 9 % hydrogen. (H = 1: N = 14; O =
16).

Sol.: -

Element Percentage Atomic Relative No. of Simplest

Composition weight Atoms ratio
Nitrogen 42 14 42/14 = 3.0 3.0/3.0 = 1
Oxygen 48 16 48/16 = 3.0 3.0/3.0 = 1
Hydrogen 9 1 9/1 = 9.0 9.0/3.0 = 3

Thus empirical formula of the compound is NOH3.