Empirical and Molecular Formula Quiz

Which pair has the same empirical formula?

• NaCrO₄ and Na₂Cr₂O₇
• C₂H₄O₂ and C₆H₁₂O₆
• C₃H₆O₃ and C₂H₆O₂
• CH₄ and C₂H₆

A compound consists of 72.2% magnesium(Mg) and 27.8% nitrogen(N) by mass. What is the empirical formula?

• Mg₄N₃
• MgN₂
• Mg₃N₂ 
• MgN

A formula with the lowest whole # ratio of elements in a compound is called

• Molecular Formula
• Chemical Formula
• Empirical Formula 
• Distance Formula

What is the molecular formula if the empirical formula is CH₂O and the molecular molar mass is 180.18?

• CH₂O
• C₂H₄O₂
• C₄H₈O₄
• C₆H₁₂O₆

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A chemical formula that shows the actual # and kinds of atoms present in one molecule of a compound is called_________

• ionic formula
• covalent formula
• empirical formula
• molecular formula

Which pair has the same empirical formula?

• NaCrO₄ and Na₂Cr₂O₇
• C₂H₄O₂ and C₆H₁₂O₆
• C₃H₆O₃ and C₂H₆O₂
• CH₄ and C₂H₆

When calculating the EF the mole ratio is given as follows:
H₁O_{3.5
What will the EF be?}

• H₁O_3.5
• HO_3.5
• HO₄
• H₂O₇

A chemical formula that shows the actual # and kinds of atoms present in one molecule of a compound is called_________

• ionic formula
• covalent formula
• empirical formula
• molecular formula

An empirical formula:

• is a formula that calculates the coefficients of a compound in a balanced equation.
• is the simplest whole-number ratio of moles of elements in the compound.

What is the empirical formula for a compound which contains 67.1% zinc and the rest is oxygen?

• ZnO

• ZnO₂

• Zn₂O₄

• Zn₂O