How do you solve empirical and molecular formulas?

1 Answer
anor277
Dec 9, 2016

Well, first you need a list of elemental percentages.......

Explanation:

And then you convert this to the "empirical formula", and from this to the "molecular formula". See this [old answer for a general scheme.](https://socratic.org/questions/what-is-molecular-formula-of-compound-that-weighs-46-g-mol-and-analyzes-to-52-2-#345895)

Related questions
See all questions in Empirical and Molecular Formulas
Impact of this question
2257 views around the world
You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License