WorksheetsEmpirical Formula and Percentage Composition
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Find the percent compositions of all of the elements in the compound (NH4)3PO4.
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?
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
Given the following: 42.07% Na, 18.89% P, and 39.04% O, determine the empirical formula.
NaPO2
Na2PO3
Na3PO4
NaPO4
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?
C2H3O2
CH2O
C2H4O2
C3H8O3
Which one is the empirical formula?
CH
CH3
C2H3
C4H6
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.
13%
43%
63%
87%
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 number ratio of elements in a compound is called
Molecular Formula
Chemical Formula
Empirical Formula
Distance Formula
A compound is made up of 40.05% S and 59.95% O by mass. Find the empirical formula for these elements.
SO
SO2
SO3
SO4
A compound consists of 72.2% magnesium (Mg) and 27.8% nitrogen (N) by mass. What is the empirical formula?
Mg4N3
MgN2
Mg3N2
MgN
What is the empirical formula of a compound with 88.80% copper and 11.20% oxygen by mass?
Cu3O8
CuO4
Cu2O
Cu4O10
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?
CH2O
C2H4O2
C3H6O3
C4H8O4
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.
NaSiO3
Na2SiO4
Na2Si2O5
NaSi2O5
Calculate the percentage composition of nitrogen in ammonium nitrate (NH_4NO_3).
35%
28%
42%
22%
