Empirical & Molecular Formulas and Percent Composition

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

• 20%
• 27%
• 46%
• 53%

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

• 20%
• 27%
• 46%
• 53%

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

• Mg₄N₃
• MgN₂
• Mg₃N₂ 
• MgN

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 

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

• CH₂O
• C₂H₄O₂
• C₄H₈O₄
• C₆H₁₂O₆

What is the percent by mass of sodium in NaCl?

• 39%
• 61%
• 35%
• 65%

Which pair has the same empirical formula?

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

A formula that shows the smallest whole-number mole ratio of the elements of a compound, and may or may not be the same as the actual molecular formula.

• Empirical Formula

• Molecular Formula

• Stoichiometry

• Chemical Reaction

Which one is an empirical formula?

• H₂O₂
• C₂H₆O₁₂
• CaCl₂
• N₂O₈