Percent Composition, Empirical Formula, Molecular Formula

What is the percent by mass of oxygen in MgO?

• 20%

• 40%

• 50%

• 60%

What is the percent by mass of fluorine in CaF₂ (gram-formula mass = 78 g/mol)?

• 24%

• 49%

• 51%

• 65%

What is the percent composition by mass of sulfur in the compound MgSO₄ (gram formula mass = 120 g/mol)?

• 20%

• 27%

• 46%

• 53%

Find the percentage composition of Mg in Mg₃(PO₄)₂.

• 27.48% Mg

• 43.11% Mg

• 16.00% Mg

• 12.63% Mg

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 empirical formula for C₄H₆?

• CH

• CH₃

• C₂H₃

• C₄H₆

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

• NaPO₂

• Na₂PO₃

• Na₃PO₄

• NaPO₄

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

• Mg₄N₃

• MgN₂

• Mg₃N₂

• MgN

A sample contains 36.95 g of mercury (Hg) and 13.05 g of chlorine (Cl). What is the empirical formula for this compound?

• HgCl₂

• Hg₃Cl

• Hg₁₇Cl₃₆

• HgCl

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

• CH₂O

• C₂H₄O₂

• C₄H₈O₄

• C₆H₁₂O₆