A white compound is analyzed and found to
contain
43.64% phosphorous and 56.36% oxygen by mass.
What
is the empirical formula?
In terms of moles, in
100.00 g of compound we have:
Empirical
Formula Example
43.64g P x (1 mol P
/ 30.97g P) = 1.409 mol P
56.36 g O x (1 mol
O / 15.99g O) = 3.523 mol O