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Exercise and reference answers

Missing parts
  1. Answer
    2.272
    Choices
    1. 3.421
    2. 2.272
  2. Answer
    4.544
    Choices
    1. 4.544
    2. 6.055
  3. Answer
    2
    Choices
    1. 2
    2. 3
  4. Answer
    CO2
    Choices
    1. CO2
    2. CO
    3. C2O
Complete the statement
A 100 g gas sample holds 27.29 g C and 72.71 g O. Carbon: 27.29/12.01 = {0} mol. Oxygen: 72.71/16.00 = {1} mol. Ratio 1 : {2}, so the formula is {3}.
Instructions
Tap the right value for each blank in the worked example.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax Chemistry (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Composition of Substances and Solutions", section 3.2 Determining Empirical and Molecular Formulas_
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