empirical and molecular formula

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empirical formula

The smallest whole number ratio of atoms of each element in a compounds

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molecular formula

the actual number of atoms of each type of an element

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How to work out the empirical formula from experiments

divide the mass/ percentage by the Mr/RAM

divide by the smallest numbers

times up until you get a whole number ratio

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How to work out the molecular formular from the empirical forumla