Q9. Nitrogen is a highly reactive element and has many forms of oxides and nitrogen content of these oxides can be listed as 46.69%; 36.85%; 25.94% by mass. What should be the empirical formula of each compound and mass of oxygen per gram of nitrogen in each compound?

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Q9. Nitrogen is a highly reactive element and has many forms of oxides and nitrogen
content of these oxides can be listed as 46.69%; 36.85%; 25.94% by mass. What should be
the empirical formula of each compound and mass of oxygen per gram of nitrogen in each
compound?
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