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A compound is found to contain 50.05 % sulfur and 49.95 % oxygen by mass. What is the empirical formula for this compound? To answer the question, enter the elements in the order presented above.

Chemistry: Matter and Change

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078746376

Author:Dinah Zike, Laurel Dingrando, Nicholas Hainen, Cheryl Wistrom

Publisher:Dinah Zike, Laurel Dingrando, Nicholas Hainen, Cheryl Wistrom

Chapter10: The Mole

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 122A

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