Suppose there are two known compounds containing the generic elements X and Y. You have a 1.00 g sample of each compound. One sample contains 0.330.33 g of X and the other contains 0.420.42 g of X.   Choose all the plausible sets of formulas for these two compounds.   O XY and X3Y O X3Y and X4Y O X2Y and X3Y O XY3 and XY4 O X4Y2 and X3Y O XY and X2Y O X2Y3 and X3Y3

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Suppose there are two known compounds containing the generic elements X and Y. You have a 1.00 g sample of each compound. One sample contains 0.330.33 g of X and the other contains 0.420.42 g of X.
 
Choose all the plausible sets of formulas for these two compounds.
 
O XY and X3Y
O X3Y and X4Y
O X2Y and X3Y
O XY3 and XY4
O X4Y2 and X3Y
O XY and X2Y
O X2Y3 and X3Y3
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