### Determine the empirical formulas of the compounds…

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University of New Mexico
Problem 47

Determine the empirical formulas of the compounds with the following compositions by mass:
$$\begin{array}{l}{\text { (a) } 10.4 \% \mathrm{C}, 27.8 \% \mathrm{S}, \text { and } 61.7 \% \mathrm{Cl}} \\ {\text { (b) } 21.7 \% \mathrm{C}, 9.6 \% \mathrm{O}, \text { and } 68.7 \% \mathrm{F}} \\ {\text { (c) } 32.79 \% \mathrm{Na}, 13.02 \% \mathrm{Al}, \text { and the remainder } \mathrm{F}}\end{array}$$

a) See explanation for solution.
b) Empirical Formula - C3OF6
c) see explanation

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