Boron forms a series of compounds with hydrogen, all with the general formula B x H y
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Boron forms a series of compounds with hydrogen, all with the general formula BxHy.
If 0.148 g of one of these compounds gives 0.422 g of B2O3 when burned in excess O2, what is its empirical formula?
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X B Hy(s) + excess O₂(g) → 2 Y B₂O3(s) + s) + 2/1/201 H₂O(g)
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