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An empirical formula gives this information indirectly by specifying the ratios of numbers of atoms of each element in a compound to the total number of atoms in a compound. These ratios can then be mathematically converted into the mass ratios specified in the question by using the known atomic weights of each element present: The mass ratio of element "Q" to element "R" is equal to the number ratio multiplied by the ratio of the atomic weight of element Q to that of element R. For example, the number ratio of hydrogen to oxygen in water is 2, but the mass ratio is 2(1.008/15.999) = 0.1260.

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