Analysis of a compound composed of iron and oxygen yields 174.86 g of Fe and 75.14 g of O. What is the empirical formula for this compound?

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2021-10-06

Iron and oxygen-containing compounds can be broken down into 174.86 g of Fe and 75.14 g of O. What is this compound's empirical formula?

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l1koV

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Calculate the moles of each element Calculate the mole ratios: 1. Fe: 174.86/55.85=3.131 o: 75.14/16.00=4.696 2. 4.696molFe/3.131mol O=1.5 Because 1.5*2=3 the empirical formula can be written as: Fe2O3

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