Question

Suppose a 20.30 g sample of a compound containing phosphorus and oxygen shows that 8.87 g of the sample is phos0phorus, calculate the empirical formula for this phosphorus oxide compounds

Answer 1

Answer:

A sample of the compound with mass 20.3 g has 8.87 g of phosphorus and the rest is oxygen as the compound is made up of oxygen and phosphorus. The mass of oxygen is 20.3 - 8.87 = 11.43 g

Explanation:

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