4. A student obtains the following data. mass of clean, dry and empty crucible mass of crucible with magnesium strip 25.3965 g mass of crucible with the oxide product Determine the empirical formula that this student should have obtained. (Note: this was actual data from a student, so the empirical formula is not what we might have predicted!) 25.2246 g 25.3372 g

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4. A student obtains the following data.
mass of clean, dry and empty crucible
mass of crucible with magnesium strip
25.3965 g
mass of crucible with the oxide product
Determine the empirical formula that this student should have obtained.
(Note: this was actual data from a student, so the empirical formula is not what we
might have predicted!)
25.2246 g
25.3372 g
Transcribed Image Text:4. A student obtains the following data. mass of clean, dry and empty crucible mass of crucible with magnesium strip 25.3965 g mass of crucible with the oxide product Determine the empirical formula that this student should have obtained. (Note: this was actual data from a student, so the empirical formula is not what we might have predicted!) 25.2246 g 25.3372 g
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