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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?
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