Question

What is the formula for the compound dinitrogen pentoxide?

Answer 1

`N_2O_5`

Explanation:

Dinitrogen means 2 atoms of nitrogen because 'di' means 2 and pentoxide means 5 atoms of oxygen because "penta" means 5 .

dinitrogen means `N_2` and pentoxide(oxide means oxygen) `O_5`
so chemical formula = `N_2O_5`