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How do I determine the empirical formula of each of these compounds?

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What's the empirical formula if a sample contains...

(a) .104 mol K, .052 mol C, .156 M O

(b) 5.28 g SN, 3.37 g F

(c) 87.5% N and 12.5% H by mass

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  1. (a)

    .104 mol K / 0.52 = 2 moles K

    .052 mol C / 0.052 = 1 mole C

    .156 M O / 0.052 = 3 moles O

    your answer is: K2CO3

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    (b)

    5.28 g Sn / 118.7 = 0.044 moles Sn

    3.37 g F / 19 = 0.177 moles F

    0.044 moles Sn / 0.044 = 1 mole Sn

    0.177 moles F / 0.044 = 4 mole F

    your answer is : SnF4

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    (c)

    87.5% N / 14 = 6.25 moles N

    12.5% H / 1.01 = 12.4 moles H

    6.25 moles N / 6.25 = 1 mole N

    12.4 moles H / 6.2 = 2 mole H

    your answer is NH2

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