Suppose there are two known compounds containing the generic elements X and Y. You have a 1.00 g sample of each compound. One sample contains 0.280.28 g of X and the other contains 0.370.37 g of X. Identify plausible sets of formulas for these two compounds.   XY and X2Y X3Y and X4Y X4Y2 and X3Y X2Y and X3Y X2Y2 and X3Y2 XY and X3Y XY3 and XY4

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Suppose there are two known compounds containing the generic elements X and Y. You have a 1.00 g sample of each compound. One sample contains 0.280.28 g of X and the other contains 0.370.37 g of X.

Identify plausible sets of formulas for these two compounds.

 

XY and X2Y

X3Y and X4Y

X4Y2 and X3Y

X2Y and X3Y

X2Y2 and X3Y2

XY and X3Y

XY3 and XY4

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