A compound was analyzed and found to contain 13.5 g Ca, 10.8 g O, and 0.675 g H. What is the empirical formula of the compound?

      

A compound was analyzed and found to contain 13.5 g Ca, 10.8 g O, and 0.675 g
H. What is the empirical formula of the compound?

  

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sharon
Start with the number of grams of each element, given in the problem.
Convert the mass of each element to moles
Divide each mole value by the smallest number of moles calculated. Round to the nearest
whole number
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sharon kalunda answered the question on April 8, 2019 at 13:32


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