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What is the empirical formula if you have 134g Fe, 76.9g S and 115g O?

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Answer:

The answer to your question is FeSO₃

Step-by-step explanation:

Data

Fe = 134 g

S = 76.9 g

O = 115 g

Process

1.- Convert the grams to moles for each element

For Fe

56 g of Fe ------------------- 1 mol

134 g of Fe ------------------- x

x = (134 x 1) / 56

x = 134/56

x = 2.39 moles

For S

32 g of S --------------------- 1 mol

76.9 g of S ------------------ x

x = (76.8 x 1) / 32

x = 2.4 moles

For O

16 g of O ---------------------- 1 mol

115 g of O ---------------------- x

x = (115 x 1)/ 16

x = 7.18 moles

2.- Divide by the lowest number of moles

Fe = 2.39/2.39 = 1

S = 2.4/2.39 = 1

O = 7.18/2.39 = 3

3.- Write the empirical formula

FeSO₃

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