Skill 3-4: Analysis of a sample of ionic compound gave: 2.82 g Na, 4.35 g Cl, and 7.83 g O. What is the empirical formula and name of the compound?
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Plan:
Solution: Find moles of elements:
From the moles of each element, construct a preliminary formula and convert to integer subscripts.
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