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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Nitrogen reacts with oxygen to form two compounds. Compound A contains 2.8 g of nitrogen for each 1.6 g of oxygen. Compound B contains 5.6 g of nitrogen for each 9.6 g of oxygen. What is the lowest whole-number mass ratio of nitrogen that combines with a given mass of oxygen?

OpenStudy (jfraser):

turn those masses into moles, then divide the moles of each formula by whichever is smaller to get the molar ratio

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