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Empirical Formulae
Empirical Formulae
FORMULAE
Determining the empirical formula of
copper(II) oxide
Apparatus & Materials
Mass / g z -x y-z
Number of moles of zx yz
atoms 64 16
Simplest ratio of m n
moles
Based on the calculation , m mole of
copper atoms combine with n mole of
oxygen atoms. Therefore , the empirical
formula of copper(II) oxide is CumOn