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Worksheet # 9 Quarter 3 Packet 2
EMPIRICAL FORMULA

1.  52.94% ALUMINUM; 47.06% oxygen

2.  72.40% iron; 27.60% oxygen

3.  52.0% zinc; 906% carbon; 38.4% oxygen

4.  60.98% arsenic; 39.02% sulfur

5.  74.17% mercury; 25.83% chlorine

6.  60.0% terbium; 40.0% chlorine

7.  65.1% scandium; 34.9% oxygen

8.  34.6% gallium; 17.8% carbon; 47.6% oxygen

9.  A sample of potassium sulfate has the following composiotion:
      17.96 g of potassium, 7.35 g of sulfur, 14.70 g of oxygen.
       What is the simplest formula?

10.  A pure sample of mercury oxide produced 20.3 g of mercury and 1.7 g of oxygen.
       What oxide of mercury is this?

11.  A certain sample of a barium salt contains 8.57 g of barium and 4.43 g of chlorine.
       What is the simplest formula?