Question

#5: Determine the empirical formula of a compound that contains 15.5 g phosphorus and 20.0 g oxygen.

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Answer 1

$\boxed{\begin{array}{c|c|c|c}\boxed{\bf Element}&\boxed{\bf No\:of\:moles}&\boxed{\bf Sample\:ratio}&\boxed{\bf Simplest\:ratio}\\ \sf P&\sf \dfrac{15.5}{31}=0.5 &\sf \dfrac{0.5}{0.5}=1 &\sf 1 \\ \sf O&\sf \dfrac{20}{16}=1.2&\sf \dfrac{1.2}{0.5}=2.4 &\sf 2\end{array}}$

Empirical formula

• PO_2