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Empirical Formula and Percentage Composition

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Find the percent compositions of all of the elements in the compound (NH4)3PO4.

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2.

A compound contains 75.46% carbon, 4.43% hydrogen, and 20.11% oxygen by mass. It has a molar weight of 318.31 g/mol. What is the empirical formula and molecular formula?

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3.

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?

a)

C4HNO2

b)

CH2N2O

c)

C2HNO2

d)

CHNO

4.

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

a)

 NaPO2

b)

Na2PO3

c)

Na3PO4

d)

NaPO4

5.

Glycerol has a molar mass of 92.09g/mol. Its percent composition is: 39.12% C, 8.75% H, and 51.12% O. What is the molecular formula for glycerol?

a)

C2H3O2

b)

CH2O

c)

C2H4O2

d)

C3H8O3

6.

Which one is the empirical formula?

a)

CH

b)

CH3

c)

C2H3

d)

C4H6

7.

What percentage of the total atomic mass of magnesium bromide (MgBr2) is composed of bromine? Hint - consider the mass of both atoms of bromine in your calculation.

a)

13%

b)

43%

c)

63%

d)

87%

8.

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


a)

27.48% Mg

b)

43.11% Mg

c)

16.00% Mg

d)

12.63% Mg

9.

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

a)

Molecular Formula

b)

Chemical Formula

c)

Empirical Formula 

d)

Distance Formula

10.

A compound is made up of 40.05% S and 59.95% O by mass. Find the empirical formula for these elements.

a)

SO

b)

SO2

c)

SO3

d)

SO4

11.

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

12.

What is the empirical formula of a compound with 88.80% copper and 11.20% oxygen by mass?

a)

Cu3O8

b)

CuO4

c)

Cu2O

d)

Cu4O10

13.

A compound is composed of 40.0% carbon, 6.7% hydrogen, and 53.3% oxygen by mass. What is the empirical formula of the compound?

a)

CH2OCH_2O

b)

C2H4O2C_2H_4O_2

c)

C3H6O3C_3H_6O_3

d)

C4H8O4C_4H_8O_4

14.

A sample of a compound contains 24.5% sodium, 14.9% silicon, and 60.6% oxygen by mass. Determine the empirical formula of the compound.

a)

NaSiO3NaSiO_3

b)

Na2SiO4Na_2SiO_4

c)

Na2Si2O5Na_2Si_2O_5

d)

NaSi2O5NaSi_2O_5

15.

Calculate the percentage composition of nitrogen in ammonium nitrate (NH_4NO_3).

a)

35%

b)

28%

c)

42%

d)

22%