A brown substance contained 10.87 grams of Iron and 4.66 grams of Oxygen.What is the emperical formula?
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Explanation:
Mass of Fe = 10.87 g
Mass of O = 4.66 g
Step 1 : convert given masses into moles.
Moles of Fe =
Moles of O =
For O =
The ratio of Fe: O = 1 : 1.5
Converting them into whole number ratios : Fe :O = 2: 3
Hence the empirical formula is
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