The elements in the compound are represented by their chemical symbols in a chemical formula and ratios of different elements are represented as subscripts on each chemical symbol.
The nitrogen and oxygen forms different compounds.
- When the number of moles of both nitrogen and oxygen are present in same ratio i.e. 1:1:
[tex]NO[/tex]
- When the number of moles of nitrogen is present in twice in numbers compared to the number of moles of oxygen, the ratio is 2:1:
[tex]N_2O[/tex]
- When the number of moles of oxygen is present in twice in numbers compared to the number of moles of nitrogen, the ratio is 2:1:
[tex]NO_2[/tex]
- When nitrogen is present in 2 moles and oxygen is present in 5 moles, the ratio is 2:5:
[tex]N_2O_5[/tex]
- When nitrogen is present in 2 moles and oxygen is present in 4 moles, the ratio is 2:4:
[tex]N_2O_4[/tex]
