sciencenerd
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Doesn't it fit the definition despite being made of polyatomic ions........
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why is NH4NO3 not an empirical formula? (1 Viewer)
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strawberrye
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Where did you read about this compound not being an empirical formula?
someth1ng
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It isn't an empirical formula. In chemistry, the empirical formula of a chemical compound is the simplest positive integer ratio of atoms present in a compound - each element only appears once for the empirical formula.
The empirical formula for ammonium nitrate is N2H4O3.
The empirical formula of N2O4 would be NO2.
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strawberrye
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Thank you for your explanation
