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. Given that air is basically a mixture of nitrogen, with a molecular weight of 28 g/mol, and oxygen, with a molecular weight of 32 g/mol, what must be the ratio of the mass of oxygen to the mass of nitrogen in air for air to have an effective molecular weight of 29? A) 8:21
B) 3:5
C) 5:7
D) 32:87
E) 3:7
A
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