What is empirical formula mass?

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anor277
Oct 12, 2016

This is simply the mass of the "empirical formula".

Explanation:

And the "empirical formula" is the simplest whole number ratio that defines constituent atoms in a species. The "molecular formula" is always a whole number multiple of the "empirical formula" (and of course the multiple may be 1).

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