Question

What steps should be used to determine an empirical formula from element mass percents?
a.
Convert each mass to grams
c.
Divide each molar amount by the larges molar amount
b.
Divide each molar amount by the smallest molar amount

Answer 1

Divide each molar amount by the smallest molar amount

Answer 2

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