Hey, I’m not sure how to get the final answer correct, which is the empirical formula I’ve written on the ss. Does anyone know how what should I do to arrive to this empirical formula?
Hi!
You did every step correctly, we find the simplest ratio for the empirical formula 2,3 : 5,3 : 1
However the empirical formula must have whole numbers not fractions so we need to multiply the ratio
2,3 : 5,3 : 1 = 7/3 : 16/3 : 3/3
multiplied by 3 = ratio of 7 : 16 : 3
Hope this helps!
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aaa! I see now, thanks 