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Period __________

PERCENT COMPOSITION
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1. Calculate the percent composition by mass of each element in the following:
(a) iron (III) oxide

(b) barium phosphate

2. What is the percentage of sodium (by mass) in Na3PO4?

3. Calculate the percentage of nitrogen (by mass) in the (NH4)3N.

HYDRATES
4. For the hydrate sodium sulfate decahydrate, calculate the percent of water (by mass) in the
hydrate.

EMPIRICAL & MOLECULAR FORMULAS

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5. What is the empirical formula for a compound that contains 10.52g Ni, 4.38g C and 5.10g N?

6. Find the empirical formula for a compound that contains 32.8% chromium and 67.2% chlorine.

7. The hydrocarbon used in the manufacture of foam plastics is called styrene. Styrene contains
92.25% carbon and 7.75% hydrogen. What is the empirical formula of styrene? If the molar mass of
styrene is 104 g/mol, what is the empirical & molecular formula?

8. What is the molecular formula for a compound, CO that has a molar mass of 84.03g?