Principles of Modern Chemistry
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Chapter 2, Problem 7P
Zinc phosphate is used as a dental cement. A 50.00-mg sample is broken down into its constituent elements and gives 16.58 mg oxygen, 8.02 mg phosphorus, and 25.40 mg zinc. Determine the empirical formula of zinc phosphate.
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