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WorksheetsPercent Composition and Empirical Formula
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
A compound consists of 72.2% magnesium(Mg) and 27.8% nitrogen(N) by mass. What is the empirical formula?
a)
Mg4N3
b)
MgN2
c)
Mg3N2
d)
MgN
2.
Which of the following is considered an empirical formula?
a)
CH3COOH
b)
C6H12O6
c)
H2O
3.
You are given the following percentages: 40.05% S and 59.95% O. Find the empirical formula for these elements.
a)
SO
b)
SO2
c)
SO3
d)
SO4
4.
What is the empirical formula if you have 81.82% carbon and 18.18% hydrogen?
a)
C3H8
b)
CH4
c)
C2H2
d)
C4H10
5.
A formula with the lowest whole # ratio of elements in a compound is called
a)
Molecular Formula
b)
Chemical Formula
c)
Empirical Formula
d)
Distance Formula
6.
An empirical formula:
a)
is a formula that calculates the coefficients of a compound in a balanced equation.
b)
is the simplest whole-number ratio of moles of elements in the compound.
7.
What is the empirical formula of the following molecular formula: C3H6
a)
C3H6
b)
CH2
c)
C2H4
d)
CH3
8.
Which pair has the same empirical formula?
a)
NaCrO4 and Na2Cr2O7
b)
C2H4O2 and C6H12O6
c)
C3H6O3 and C2H6O2
d)
CH4 and C2H6
9.
What is the empirical formula for the following:
Pb5Cr5O20
Pb5Cr5O20
a)
Pb2Cr2O10
b)
PbCr2O7
c)
Pb9Cr4O2
d)
PbCrO4
10.
What is the empirical formula if you have 88.80% copper and 11.20% oxygen?
a)
Cu3O8
b)
CuO4
c)
Cu2O
d)
Cu4O10
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