A compound has the mass % composition of 49.97 % tungsten, 15.23 % nitrogen, 34.79 % oxygen. What is the empirical formula of this compound?   Select one: a. WN4O12 b. WN2O6 c. WN4O8 d. WN3O6 e. WN3O9 f. WN2O4 g. WNO2 h. WNO3 i. WNO

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A compound has the mass % composition of 49.97 % tungsten, 15.23 % nitrogen, 34.79 % oxygen. What is the empirical formula of this compound?
 
Select one:
a. WN4O12
b. WN2O6
c. WN4O8
d. WN3O6
e. WN3O9
f. WN2O4
g. WNO2
h. WNO3
i. WNO
j. none of these
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