Help? A 22.98 g sample of a compound contains 7.33 g of potassium, K, 6.65 g of chlorine, Cl, and oxygen, O. Calculate the empirical formula.

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Empirical formula: KClO

Explanation:

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In this case, as we know the mass of the total sample, we can first compute the mass of oxygen:

Next, we compute the moles of each element:

Now, we divide the moles by 0.184 moles, the fewest ones, to obtain:

Therefore, the empirical formula is:

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