A 0.626-g sample of copper oxide was reduced to 0.500 g of copper metal by heating in a stream of hydrogen. Calculate the empirical formula of copper oxide

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A 0.626-g sample of copper oxide was reduced to 0.500 g of copper metal by heating in a stream of hydrogen. Calculate the empirical formula of copper oxide

Empirical formula:

A sample of phosphorus weighing 0.500 g was ignited to the oxide in a stream of oxygen gas. What is the empirical formula of phosphorus oxide if the product has a mass of 1.145g?. What is the molecular formula of the product if the molar mass is approximately 285 g/mol?  

A) empirical formula:

B) Molecular formula:

Explain how you obtained the Molecular formula (b)?

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