There are several important compounds that contain only nitrogen and oxygen. Calculate the mass percent of nitrogen

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There are several important compounds that contain only nitrogen and oxygen. Calculate the mass percent of nitrogen in each of the following.

a. \(\mathrm{NO}\), a gas formed by the reaction of \(\mathrm{N}_{2}\) and \(\mathrm{O}_{2}\) in internal combustion engines

b. \(\mathrm{NO}_{2}\), a brown gas mainly responsible for the brownish color of photochemical smog

c. \(\mathrm{N}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}\), a colorless liquid used as a fuel in space shuttles

d. \(\mathrm{N}_{2} \mathrm{O}\), a colorless gas used as an anesthetic by dentists (known as laughing gas)

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Chemical Principles

ISBN: 9780618946907

6th Edition

Authors: Steven S Zumdahl

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