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12 July, 10:23

A compound has 50% sulfur and 50% oxygen. what is its empirical formula?

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    A compound is a combination of a different elements to form a new substance. The new substance may well have different properties to that of the composing elements. When a compound is made of 50% sulphur and 50% oxygen, it's empirical formula is SO (sulphur oxide). In other words, there is one sulphur atom and one oxygen atom - each consists of 50% of the overall molecule.
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