Please check my work. Given: Aluminum is 38.00% by mass, Silicon is 13.18% by mass, and Oxygen is 48.82% by mass. 1. Use the Percent of Al, Si, and O to get moles of each in 100 grams of the compound. 2. Take Mole Ratios to get the Empirical Formula

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Given: Aluminum is 38.00% by mass, Silicon is 13.18% by mass, and Oxygen is 48.82% by mass.

1. Use the Percent of Al, Si, and O to get moles of each in 100 grams of the compound.

2. Take Mole Ratios to get the Empirical Formula

 

 

38(9)AI
1 MDIAI
1.408 Mol Al
26.982()AI
2MO1 si
=0.4693 MOI Si
3D3.051 MOI0
15.999(3)0
1.408 0.4693 3.051 = Al Sio
6.5
3.
%3D
0.4693 0.4693 0.4693
2x
6.5
3.
Al si o
6 2 13
Transcribed Image Text:38(9)AI 1 MDIAI 1.408 Mol Al 26.982()AI 2MO1 si =0.4693 MOI Si 3D3.051 MOI0 15.999(3)0 1.408 0.4693 3.051 = Al Sio 6.5 3. %3D 0.4693 0.4693 0.4693 2x 6.5 3. Al si o 6 2 13
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