What is the empirical formula? Tin reacts with oxygen to form tin oxide. In a particular laboratory experiment inwhich oxygen combined with tin, the following information was obtained.mass of crucible, cover, and tin 42.438 gmass of crucible and cover 38.500 gmass of tin metalmass of crucible, cover, and tin oxide 43.500 gmass of oxygenWhat is the empirical formula? What is the empirical formula?O Sn20O SnO2SnOOTiOSnO2

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What is the empirical formula?

Tin reacts with oxygen to form tin oxide. In a particular laboratory experiment in
which oxygen combined with tin, the following information was obtained.
mass of crucible, cover, and tin 42.438 g
mass of crucible and cover 38.500 g
mass of tin metal
mass of crucible, cover, and tin oxide 43.500 g
mass of oxygen
What is the empirical formula?

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