Emperical Formula Practice

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

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

Which pair has the same empirical formula?

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

Which one is the empirical formula?

P₃O₄

• PO

• P₃O₄

• P₄O₃

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

• Mg₄N₃
• MgN₂
• Mg₃N₂ 
• MgN

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

• SO
• SO2
• SO3
• SO4

What is the percent by mass of sodium in NaCl?

• 39%
• 61%
• 35%
• 65%

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

• 20%
• 27%
• 46%
• 53%

2.40 g of an explosive, J, contains 0.473 g of nitrogen. J also contains 33.8% carbon and 1.41% hydrogen by mass. The remainder of J is oxygen.

What is the empirical formula of J?

• C₄HNO₂

• CH₂N₂O

• C₂HNO₂

• CHNO

What is the empirical formula for hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)?

• H₂O

• H₂O₂

• HO

• HO₂

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the empirical formula of a substance with the molecular formula Se₈F₁₂?

• Se₈F₁₂

• Se₂F₃

• Se₄F₃

• SeF