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What is the empirical formula for 16 grams of sulfur reacting with 24 grams of oxygen?
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To find empirical formulas, masses of elemental reactants must be changed to gram atoms by dividing the mass by the gram atomic masses of each element. Thus, 16 grams of sulfur constitutes 16/32.06 or 0.50 mole to the justified number of significant digits, and 24 grams of oxygen constitutes 24/15.9994 or 1.50 moles of oxygen to the justified number of significant digits. Therefore, the atomic ratio of oxygen to sulfur in the compound is 1.50/0.50 or 3, and the empirical formula is SO3.
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SO2 + O = SO3
What are the elements in sulfer trioxide?
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