Zoom in 1 An astronaut who specializes in chemistry
discovers a strange chemical compound our
and she is unsure of what it is! She does a few
experiments and finds that the chemical compound
has the following percent composition:
Mg: 10.89%
CI: 31.77%
0 57.34%
Follow the steps below to figure out the empirical
formula
a Using a hypothetical sample of 100 grams, write
the mass of each element in a sample of 100
grams
11 Write the empirical formula.
01
Do not worry about adding
subscripts.
For example, H. O will be H20.