#13.2*g# of mercury metal, and #1.0*g# oxygen combine to form mercuric oxide. What is the empirical formula?
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Dec 13, 2017
Explanation:
See here, and I hope I have not broken some rule.
As to the composition of
And this is near enuff to a 1:1 molar ratio, i.e.
The percentage composition by mass is simply....