A compound weighs 215 g. It is made up of 120.20 g oxygen, 60.69 g sulfur, and the rest is aluminum. What is the subscript of oxygen in the empirical formula of the compound. Use the following atomic weights: Al = 27 g/mol, S = 32.0 g/mol, O = 16.0 g/mol.

A compound weighs 215 g. It is made up of 120.20 g oxygen, 60.69 g sulfur, and the rest is aluminum. What is the subscript of oxygen in the empirical formula of the compound. Use the following atomic weights: Al = 27 g/mol, S = 32.0 g/mol, O = 16.0 g/mol.

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the empirical formula of the compound. Use the following atomic weights: Al = 27 g/mol, S = 32.0 g/mol, O = 16.0 g/mol.

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