Which of the following CANNOT be an empirical formula?

Which of the following CANNOT be an empirical formula?

  • A.
    (CH)
  • B.
    (CH_{2})
  • C.
    (P_{2}O_{5})
  • D.
    (N_{2}O_{4})
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation

The empirical formula is always in the ratio of the smallest positive integer, hence, (N_{2}O_{4}) has an empirical formula (NO_{2}).

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