Hydrogen sulfide is a gas with the odor of rotten eggs. The gas can sometimes be detected in automobile exhaust. It is a compound of hydrogen and sulfur in the atomic ratio 2:1. A sample of hydrogen sulfide contains 0.707 g H and 11.24 g S. What is the atomic weight S of relative to H? (Show Steps)

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Hydrogen sulfide is a gas with the odor of rotten eggs. The gas can sometimes be detected in automobile exhaust. It is a compound of hydrogen and sulfur in the atomic ratio 2:1. A sample of hydrogen sulfide contains 0.707 g H and 11.24 g S.

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