Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach
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Author: Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl
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Chapter 1, Problem 29E
Hydrazine, ammonia, and hydrogen azide al1 contain only nitrogen and hydrogen. The mass of hydrogen that combines with 1.00 g of nitrogen for each compound is 1.44 × 10−1 g, 2.16 × 10−1 g, and 2.40 × 10−2 g, respectively. Show how these data illustrate the law of multiple proportions.
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