When a 2.118 grams sample of pure copper is heated in oxygen, the resulting reddish- brown compound has a mass of 2.385 grams. What is the empircal formula of this compound? What is its name? what is its molar mass?

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When a 2.118 grams sample of pure copper is heated in oxygen, the resulting reddish- brown compound has a mass of 2.385 grams. What is the empircal formula of this compound? What is its name? what is its molar mass? 

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