Chemistry 10th Edition

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Chapter 2 - Chemical Formulas and Composition Stoichiometrhy - Exercises - Building Your Knowledge - Page 79: 113

Answer

$PbO$

Work Step by Step

We can denote the molecular formula of the lead oxide by $Pb_{x}O_{y}$. Knowing it is 92.83% lead, we can obtain the following equation: $\omega (Pb) = 0.9283 = \frac{x \times Ar(Pb)}{Mr(Pb_{x}O_{y})}=\frac{x\times 207}{x\times 207 + y \times 16}$ $\implies 16\times x = 16\times y \implies x = y$ The simplest formula of this oxide is therefore $PbO$ (that is when $x = y = 1$).
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