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What is the empirical formula of a compound that contains 75% Ag and 25% Cl by mass

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Answer:

The answer to your question is AgCl

Step-by-step explanation:

Data

Silver = Ag = 75%

Chlorine = Cl = 25%

1.- Convert percent numbers to grams

Silver = 75 g

Chlorine = 25 g

2.- Calculate the moles of each element

Mass number Ag = 108 g

Mass number Cl = 35.5 g

108 g of Ag ------------------ 1 mol

75 g of Ag ------------------ x

x = (75 x 1) / 108

x = 75 / 108

x = 0.69 moles

35.5 g of Cl ------------------ 1 mol

25 g of Cl ----------------- x

x = (25 x 1) / 35.5

x = 0.70 moles

3.- Divide by the lowest number of moles

Ag = 0.69/0.69 = 1

Cl = 0.70 / 0.69 = 1.02 ≈ 1

4.- Write the empirical formula

Ag₁ Cl₁ = AgCl

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