What is the empirical formula for the compound P4O6?

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What is the empirical formula for the compound P4O6?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-27T20:42:26

The empirical formula for $P_{4} O_{6}$ $"P"_4"O"_6"$ is $P_{2} O_{3}$ $"P"_2"O"_3"$ .

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The empirical formula of a compound is the lowest whole number ratio of elements in the compound. To find the empirical formula for the compound $P_{4} O_{6}$ $"P"_4"O"_6"$ , divide the subscripts (which represent the ratio) by 2 to get $P_{2} O_{3}$ $"P"_2"O"_3"$ . This ratio cannot be further reduced as whole numbers.

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