
Chemistry: Structure and Properties (2nd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134293936
Author: Nivaldo J. Tro
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 140E
Three pure compounds form when 1.00-g samples of element X combine with, respectively, 0.472 g, 0.630 g, and 0.789 g of element Z. The first compound has the formula X3Z3. Find the empirical formulas of the other two compounds.
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