A sample of an oxide of lead (oxide A) weighing 4.7840 g is heated to drive off oxygen to form oxide B weighing 4.5704g.Further heating at high temperature removes more oxygen to give oxide C weighing 4.4639g and containing 92.8% of lead. What is the empirical formula of oxide A,B, and C?

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A sample of an oxide of lead (oxide A) weighing 4.7840 g is heated to drive off oxygen to form oxide B weighing 4.5704g.Further heating at high temperature removes more oxygen to give oxide C weighing 4.4639g and containing 92.8% of lead.

What is the empirical formula of oxide A,B, and C?

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