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Sir William Ramsey, Lord Rayleigh, prepared nitrogen samples by several different methods....

Sir William Ramsey, Lord Rayleigh, prepared nitrogen samples by several different methods. The density of each sample was measured as the mass of gas required to fill a particular flask at a certain temperature and pressure. Masses of nitrogen samples prepared by decomposition of various nitrogen compounds were 2.29280, 2.29940, 2.29849, and 2.30054 g. Masses of “nitrogen” prepared by removing oxygen from air in various ways were 2.31001, 2.31163, and 2.31028 g. Is the density of nitrogen prepared from nitrogen compounds significantly different from that prepared from air? What are the chances of the conclusion being in error? (Study of this difference led to the discovery of the inert gases by Lord Rayleigh).

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