Chemistry: Structure and Properties Custom Edition for Rutgers University General Chemistry
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Author: Nivaldo J. Tro
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Chapter 5, Problem 97E
A chemist decomposes samples of several compounds; the masses of their constituent elements are shown. Calculate the empirical formula for each compound.
- 1.651 g Ag, 0.1224 g O
- 0.672 g Co, 0.569 g As, 0.486 g O
- 1.443 g Se, 5.841 g Br
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