CM 10.4 Empirical and Molecular Formula

What is the percent by mass of oxygen in MgO?

• 20%
• 40%
• 50%
• 60%

Which pair has the same empirical formula?

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

What is the percent by mass of sodium in NaCl?

• 39%
• 61%
• 35%
• 65%

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-7

You are given the following percentages: 40.05% S and 59.95% O. Find the empirical formula for these elements.

• SO
• SO2
• SO3
• SO4

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

Given the following: 42.07% Na, 18.89% P, and 39.04% O, determine the empirical formula.

•  NaPO2
• Na2PO3
• Na3PO4
• NaPO4

What is the molecular formula for a compound with the empirical formula: K₂SO₄ and a molecular mass of 696g.

• K₂SO₄ 
• K₈SO₁₆
• K₈S₄O₈ 
• K₈S₄O₁₆ 

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.