Recent Posts • Latest Topics • Unanswered Questions

Suppose you are given the percent by mass of the elements in a compound and you wish to determine ...

aly0303

wrote...

Go to Answer

Posts: 105

Rep:

3 years ago

Suppose you are given the percent by mass of the elements in a compound and you wish to determine ...

Suppose you are given the percent by mass of the elements in a compound and you wish to determine the empirical formula. Which of the following is true?

▸ You must convert percent by mass to relative numbers of atoms.

▸ You must assume exactly 100.0 g of the compound.

▸ You must divide all of the percent by mass numbers by the smallest percent by mass.

▸ You cannot solve for the empirical formula without the molar mass.

▸ At least two of these are true.

Textbook

Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach

Edition: 3^rd

Authors: Zumdahl, DeCoste

Read 66 times

1 Reply

Report

Replies

Answer verified by a subject expert

karina416

wrote...

Posts: 82

Rep:

3 years ago

More solutions for this book are available here

Report

Related Topics

aly0303 Author

wrote...

3 years ago

Just got PERFECT on my quiz

gmiannotti

wrote...

Yesterday

Brilliant ツ

dedricgard

wrote...

2 hours ago

This site is awesome

New Topic

Quick Reply

Explore

Post your homework questions and get free online help from our incredible volunteers

952 People Browsing

Start New Topic Take the Tour CoursesNew Study Tools Topics Trending Browse by Textbook

Live Chat

Related Images

1093

329

Your Opinion

Previous poll results: Which of the following is the best resource to supplement your studies:

It's sore throat season, why does my mucus have red spots?

Strange Ingredients Lurking in Doritos Chips

Bonobos, Chimpanzees, and the 98% DNA Link

The Toxic Skin and Fungi Defense

Courses by Biology Forums

Ready to ask a question on Biology Forums? Try it out

Join Our Community

Biology Forums - Study Force is a free online homework help service catered towards college and high school students. Get homework help and answers to your toughest questions in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, accounting, business, humanities, and more. Master your assignments quickly with thousands of step-by-step solutions to countless textbook questions asked and answered by our members. If we don't have your question, don't worry. You can ask any homework question and get expert homework help in as little as two hours.

Our extensive online study community is made up of college and high school students, teachers, professors, parents and subject enthusiasts who contribute to our vast collection of study resources: textbook solutions, study guides, practice tests, practice problems, lecture notes, equation sheets and more. With our help, your homework will never be the same!

Join for free today

How is Biology Forums - Study Force different than tutoring?

Home Search Q & A Board Gallery Resource Library Blog Dictionary Chat	Quick Links Start a Topic Latest Topics Unanswered Questions Courses Study Tools Browse by Textbook	Social Facebook YouTube Community Stats Who's Online Trending Staff	Help About Us Take the Tour Study Tips Posting Guidelines Terms and Policies Contact Us
Biology Forums - Study Force © 2010-2024 \| Powered by SMF \| SMF © 2015, Simple Machines \| Sitemap Biology-Forums.com is not affiliated with any publisher. Book covers, title and author names appear for reference only.