Percent Composition and Empirical Formulas

Find the percent composition of Cu₂S?

• %Cu= 67.987 %S= 32.013
• %Cu= 79.854   %S= 20.145
• %Cu= 35.946   %S= 64.054

A compound consists of 72.2% magnesium(Mg) and 27.8% nitrogen(N) by mass. What is the empirical formula?

• Mg₄N₃
• MgN₂
• Mg₃N₂ 
• MgN

Which of the following is considered an empirical formula?

• CH₃COOH
• C₆H₁₂O₆
• H₂O

What is the percentage of oxygen in carbon dioxide? (CO2)

• 27.3%
• 72.7%
• 30%
• 70%

You are given the following percentages: 40.05% S and 59.95% O. Find the empirical formula for these elements.

• SO
• SO2
• SO3
• SO4

What is the empirical formula if you have 81.82% carbon and 18.18% hydrogen?

• C3H8
• CH4
• C2H2
• C4H10

A formula with the lowest whole # ratio of elements in a compound is called

• Molecular Formula
• Chemical Formula
• Empirical Formula 
• Distance Formula

What is the percentage of chlorine in sodium chloride? (NaCl)

• 60.7%
• 39.3%
• 60%
• 40%

What is the percentage of iron in iron(III)oxide?

• 30%
• 70%
• 40%
• 60%

Given the following: 42.07% Na, 18.89% P, and 39.04% O, determine the empirical formula.

•  NaPO2
• Na2PO3
• Na3PO4
• NaPO4