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A compund contains 63% manganese and 37% oxygen. a) What is its emperical formula? B) If...

A compund contains 63% manganese and 37% oxygen.

a) What is its emperical formula?

B) If its molecular weight is 174, what is its molecular formula?

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Element                      %               A.Wt                   relative number                  simple ratio

Mn                              63               55                         63/55   = 1.145                  1.145/1.145   = 1

O                                37               16                          37/16    = 2.3125               2.3125/1.145    = 2

            The empirical formula is MnO2

        The empirical formula weight   (E.F.Wt)   = 55+ 16*2   = 87

           molecular frmula = ( empirical formula) n

                              n         = M.Wt/E.F.wt   = 174/87   = 2

molecular formula = ( MnO2)2 = Mn2O4


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