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title: "A student heats a sample of solid strontium (\\(\\text{Sr}\\)) in pure nitrogen gas (\\(\\text{N}_2\\)) until a reaction occurs to form a binary ionic compound. Based on the positions of strontium and nitrogen on the periodic table, what is the predicted empirical formula of the product?"
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# A student heats a sample of solid strontium (\(\text{Sr}\)) in pure nitrogen gas (\(\text{N}_2\)) until a reaction occurs to form a binary ionic compound. Based on the positions of strontium and nitrogen on the periodic table, what is the predicted empirical formula of the product?

A student heats a sample of solid strontium (\(\text{Sr}\)) in pure nitrogen gas (\(\text{N}_2\)) until a reaction occurs to form a binary ionic compound. Based on the positions of strontium and nitrogen on the periodic table, what is the predicted empirical formula of the product?

- **A.** \(\text{Sr}_3\text{N}_2\)
- **B.** \(\text{SrN}\)
- **C.** \(\text{Sr}_2\text{N}_3\)
- **D.** \(\text{SrN}_2\)

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