13.7g of an oxide of metal X (relative atomic mass = 207 ) reacts with excess hydrogen to produce 1.44g of water. What is the empirical formula of the oxide?
Assume the empirical formula of the oxide is
XnO
According to the chemical reaction between oxide and the H2
the mass of oxygen is
13.7 x [ 16/ (207n 16) ] = 1.44 x (16 / 18)
then
n = 3/4
Hence,
the empirical formula of the oxide is X3O4