CHEM 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Chemical Formula, Molecular Mass

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Chem 130: general chemistry: macroscopic investigations and reaction principles - The mass percentage of a (a being an element in a compound, one substance in a mixture, etc. ) = mass of a in the whole / mass of the whole * 100% The formula of a substance written with the smallest integer (whole number) subscripts. The empirical formula tells you the ratio of numbers of atoms in the compound. Percentage composition of a compound leads directly to its empirical formula. For ionic substances, the empirical formula is the formula of the compound. You must know the percentage of composition and the molecular mass, which allows you to choose the correct multiple of the empirical formula for the molecular formula. Convert masses of the elements to moles to find the composition of the compound.

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