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If something is made of 2.1 g Ni and 0.58 g O, what is the molecular formula?

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Divide the masses.


(2.1g)/(0.58g)\approx4

This means Ni represents four times Oxygen, approximately.

Therefore, the empirical formula is Ni4O.

We know that the molar mass of Ni4O isv

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